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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In German language, what did the French girl who witnessed the event while Elie iwa working tell him to do in Chapter 4?
(a) "Cry and let your feelings out so you feel better."
(b) "Go to the infirmary."
(c) "Bite your lip and do not cry."
(d) "Seek immediate revenge on your attacker."

2. How many words were spoken as the prisoners leave the train in Chapter 3?
(a) Ten.
(b) Eight.
(c) Five.
(d) Two.

3. What was Wiesel's reaction to the thick soup offered to him the day after arriving at Auschwitz in Chapter 3?
(a) He threw it back at the server.
(b) He refused to eat it.
(c) He eagerly consumed it.
(d) He ate it, and then he vomited.

4. What profession did Wiesel claim in Chapter 3?
(a) Storekeeper.
(b) Student.
(c) Farmer.
(d) Blacksmith.

5. In Chapter 4, when Wiesel was asked to report to the dentist, where was he coming from?
(a) The kitchen.
(b) The shower.
(c) Work.
(d) His block.

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

7. What did the chimney represent for the prisoners in Chapter 3?
(a) Work.
(b) Warmth.
(c) Food.
(d) Death.

8. In Chapter 2, what is Auschwitz?
(a) The name of the "station" where the train stopped.
(b) The reception center for Dachau.
(c) The name of the Hungarian interpreter.
(d) The name of the train they were on.

9. When did Wiesel meet Moishe?
(a) 1941.
(b) 1938.
(c) 1939.
(d) 1942.

10. What was the initial reaction of the men in the train car to Madame Schachter's screams in Chapter 2?
(a) They ignored her.
(b) They peeked through the bars but saw nothing.
(c) They threatened to throw her from the train.
(d) They tried to comfort her.

11. Where did Moshe the Beadle work?
(a) He did not have a job.
(b) He taught religion at a high school.
(c) A Hasidic synagogue.
(d) With Elie's father.

12. According to the German officer in Chapter 2, what happened to any Jews who kept their valuables?
(a) They were shot.
(b) They were immediately sent to the furnace.
(c) They were separated from their relatives.
(d) They were permitted to keep half their valuables.

13. In Chapter 3, what did Wiesel see in the flames of the crematory?
(a) Moshe and Madame Schachter.
(b) Children and babies.
(c) His mother and sister.
(d) His best friend from Sighet.

14. What happened to Madame Schachter as a result of the train trip in Chapter 2?
(a) She went insane.
(b) She committed suicide.
(c) She became unresponsive.
(d) She was shot by the Hungarian police.

15. Why did Wiesel lie to the man who was looking for his family in Chapter 3?
(a) He was afraid of the man.
(b) He was afraid the guards would for punish them for talking, so he tried to make the man leave quickly.
(c) Wiesel thought he was telling the truth.
(d) He wanted to give the man hope.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 1, what art had Moishe mastered?

2. How did the Jews sleep the first night in the prison block at Auschwitz in Chapter 3?

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

4. In Chapter 3, how did the man respond who is looking for news of his family after he spoke with Wiesel?

5. What troubling news did the people of Sighet learn in the spring of 1944?

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