View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the condition of the main synagogue when Wiesel's group reached it?
(a) It was burned to the ground.
(b) The Gestapo kept it clean to lull the Jews into a false sense of security.
(c) The Gestapo kept it clean to make outsiders think they were humane.
(d) It was vandalized.

2. In Chapter 4, what was the dentist's punishment after his arrest?
(a) Electrocution.
(b) Hanging.
(c) Firing squad.
(d) The crematory.

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

4. How did Wiesel's father respond to his son's wish in the Spring of 1944?
(a) He agreed to spend more time with Elie.
(b) He said he is too old to start over.
(c) He said helping more Jews was too dangerous.
(d) He reminded Elie of the impossibility of moving to America.

5. How many prisoners were loaded into the cattle cars at the end of Chapter 1?
(a) 80.
(b) 75.
(c) 100.
(d) 93.

6. In Chapter 2, how does Wiesel describe his train trip leaving Sighet?
(a) Cold.
(b) Terrifying.
(c) Comfortable.
(d) Pleasant.

7. How old were some of the youngest from Wiesel's convoy in Chapter 4?
(a) 13 and 14.
(b) 10 and 11.
(c) 10 and 12.
(d) 8 and 9.

8. In Chapter 3, why did Wiesel get to keep his shoes at the concentration camp?
(a) Because of his age.
(b) They were covered with mud, so no one saw them.
(c) Due to an injury to his feet.
(d) He needed them for his job in the camp.

9. In Chapter 3, how did Wiesel feel that he should have handled the results of his father asking about the washroom?
(a) He should have run and hid.
(b) He should have yelled racial slurs back at the attacker.
(c) He should have repeated the question.
(d) He should have attacked the assailant.

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

11. What did Moshe the Beadle focus on after his deportation?
(a) He immersed himself in prayer.
(b) He devoted himself to helping other foreign Jews escape.
(c) He was engrossed in getting others to listen to his stories.
(d) He planned an uprising against the Hungarian police.

12. Where is Sighet?
(a) Israel.
(b) Zohar.
(c) Spotsylvania.
(d) Transylvania.

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

14. What does the author say the cattle car is in Chapter 2?
(a) A shoebox.
(b) A closet.
(c) A trap.
(d) An oven.

15. Where did Wiesel's group stay after being forced out of the ghetto?
(a) The main synagogue.
(b) The railroad station.
(c) In the middle of a field.
(d) A deserted warehouse.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did the others in the cattle car perceive Madame Schachter in Chapter 2?

2. How did Madame Schachter react when the train began moving again in Chapter 2?

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

4. In Chapter 4 why was speaking German to Wiesel at the camp so risky for a young female prisoner?

5. In the spring of 1944, what did the people of Sighet believe about Hitler?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 613 words (approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample