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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 7, where were the prisoners being transported to?
(a) Back to Auschwitz.
(b) Bergen-Belsen.
(c) Aden.
(d) Buchenwald.

2. In Chapter 2, a German officer who threatened to shoot the occupants of the cattle car compared them to what animal?
(a) Pigs.
(b) Rats.
(c) Cattle.
(d) Dogs.

3. How many prisoners remained in the camp on April 10?
(a) 26,000.
(b) About 20,000.
(c) 18,000.
(d) About 15,000.

4. At the beginning of Chapter 8, how many groups were the prisoners made to form?
(a) 50.
(b) 100.
(c) 75.
(d) 25.

5. Why did Rabbi Elichou's son perform the action that Elie remembers?
(a) He wanted to get away from his father.
(b) He wanted to be a rabbi like his father.
(c) He was tortured at the camp which caused him to go insane.
(d) He worked in the hospital at the camp.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happened while Wiesel and his father were talking about the request his father made?

2. How did the prisoners in Chapter 2, have to arrange themselves on the train?

3. In Chapter 5, what happened when Dr. Mengele called out numbers for another round of selection?

4. How many steps forward was every prisoner instructed to take at the beginning of Chapter 8?

5. As the train trip continued, what did Madame Schachter scream about in Chapter 2?

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