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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) Life returned to normal.
(c) The community leaders planned a large celebration.
(d) The town became crime-ridden and economically depressed.

2. Why did the dentist not pull Elie's tooth in Chapter 4?
(a) Elie said the tooth did not hurt.
(b) Elie said he did not feel well.
(c) Elie tried to run away.
(d) Elie said he was late for work.

3. What is the importance of the knife and spoon given to Wiesel by his father in Chapter 5?
(a) It was a secret code between Elie and his father.
(b) It meant there would be a prayer meeting that night behind the kitchen.
(c) It meant Elie's father now worked in the kitchen.
(d) It shows how little they had.

4. In Chapter 9, what happened when Wiesel performed the action that he had not done since living in the ghetto?
(a) He cared about what happened to the Jews.
(b) He did not recognize himself.
(c) He regained his trust and belief in God.
(d) He cried for all the suffering, death, and inhumanity he had witnessed and experienced.

5. In Chapter 9 on April 5, how long did the prisoners stand inside the block waiting for an SS office to count them?
(a) Two hours.
(b) One hour.
(c) 30 minutes.
(d) 90 minutes.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the weather like at the beginning of Chapter 6?

2. How long did it take one of the hanged prisoners to die at the end of Chapter 4?

3. Where did Moshe the Beadle work?

4. How did Wiesel respond to his father's request at the concentration camp?

5. At the end of Chapter 6, how were the prisoners forced to travel?

(see the answer key)

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