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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 4 why was speaking German to Wiesel at the camp so risky for a young female prisoner?
(a) The authorities would have realized she was Jewish.
(b) She did not know if Elie could understand her German.
(c) She could have been killed for speaking German.
(d) She was afraid of Elie's reaction.

2. What is "selection"?
(a) The process of separating the healthy from the weak.
(b) The process of choosing who is released from the camp.
(c) The process of selecting new prisoners to enter the camp.
(d) The process of selecting prisoners for new jobs.

3. After the war when Wiesel met the woman who pretended to be Aryan rather than a Jew at the concentration camp, what did she tell him?
(a) She saw his mother and sister go to a crematory at another camp.
(b) She is actually Jewish, not French.
(c) She was severely punished for speaking to Elie when he was beaten.
(d) She is a distant relative.

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

5. In Chapter 2, where was the first stop the train makes?
(a) Kaschau.
(b) Prague.
(c) Hronov.
(d) Brno.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 4, when Wiesel was asked to report to the dentist, where was he coming from?

2. In Chapter 5, how did the Rosh Hashanah service end?

3. In Chapter 7, when Wiesel woke up as he was transported with the other prisoners to the concentration camp, what was happening to him?

4. In Chapter 3, what age did Wiesel claim to be?

5. Where did Wiesel's group stay after being forced out of the ghetto?

(see the answer key)

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