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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Several months after Moshe the Beadle and the other foreign Jews were deported, what happened to life in Sighet?
(a) Virtually everyone left Sighet.
(b) The community leaders planned a large celebration.
(c) Life returned to normal.
(d) The town became crime-ridden and economically depressed.

2. What did some of the young do in Chapter 2 under the cover of darkness?
(a) Sit on one another's laps.
(b) Comfort one another.
(c) Caress one another.
(d) Hug one another.

3. In Chapter 6, in yet another selection process, what happened to Eli's father?
(a) Elie's father was selected.
(b) He began a new job in the hospital.
(c) He was forced to tend the chimney.
(d) Elie's father was not selected.

4. What did the SS officer do the prisoners in Chapter 3 the day after arriving at Auschwitz?
(a) Forced them to march five miles.
(b) Branded them with numbers.
(c) The SS officers made them watch the crematorium.
(d) Withheld their food and water.

5. At the beginning of Chapter 8, how many ranks were the prisoners ordered to form?
(a) Six.
(b) Eight.
(c) Five.
(d) Ten.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Wiesel's father make the request he did at the concentration camp in Chapter 8?

2. At the beginning of Chapter 4, who did Wiesel see wandering between the blocks?

3. What happened when Wiesel wanted to sleep in the snow?

4. When the prisoners found out that they could have soup, what was their reaction in Chapter 8?

5. In Chapter 6, what did Wiesel say when Rabbi Elichou asked if Wiesel had seen his son?

(see the answer key)

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