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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, when Wiesel woke up as he was transported with the other prisoners to the concentration camp, what was happening to him?
(a) He was shivering uncontrollably.
(b) Men were taking him off the wagon.
(c) Someone was choking him.
(d) He was suffocating.

2. What filled the prisoners' brains at the beginning of Chapter 7?
(a) Nothing.
(b) Lots of regrets.
(c) Whirlwind of memories.
(d) Pain.

3. In Chapter 5, how did the Rosh Hashanah service end?
(a) Seder.
(b) Kaddish.
(c) Shabbat.
(d) Psalm

4. Why were there 100 passengers crowded together as they traveled in Chapter 6?
(a) There were fewer guards for the prisoners.
(b) There were more prisoners to transport.
(c) There were fewer conveyances to carry the prisoners.
(d) The prisoners were so thin.

5. After the Germans arrested the Jewish leaders during Passover, what were the Jews required to do?
(a) Immediately surrender all their possessions.
(b) Remain in their houses for three days.
(c) Attend formation every morning at dawn.
(d) Leave the town and find their own accommodations.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happened to prisoners who were selected?

2. What happened after the round of selection in which Wiesel's father's number was called in Chapter 5?

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

4. What does the author say the cattle car is in Chapter 2?

5. What does the author show about pain and suffering, particularly in Chapter 8?

(see the answer key)

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