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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What did Wiesel's family do while living in their house in the ghetto?
(a) They were forced to cook for the German soldiers.
(b) They hid Jews who were trying to escape.
(c) They offered rooms to relatives who had lost their homes.
(d) They gave their valuables to relatives who could hide them.

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 eagerly consumed it.
(c) He ate it, and then he vomited.
(d) He refused to eat it.

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

5. In Chapter 3, who was the first person to fall to the ground?
(a) A young girl.
(b) An old man.
(c) An old woman.
(d) A young boy.

6. Where did Wiesel and the others go first in Chapter 4?
(a) Latrines.
(b) Showers.
(c) Mess hall.
(d) Work stations.

7. How old was Mrs. Schachter?
(a) 40s.
(b) 30s.
(c) 50s.
(d) 20s.

8. At the end of Chapter 3, how long had it taken for the prisoners to arrive at Buna?
(a) Four hours.
(b) Two hours.
(c) Three hours.
(d) Five hours.

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

10. In order to give themselves hope, what did Wiesel and his father pretend after spending several weeks in Auschwitz in Chapter 3?
(a) That they were not frightened.
(b) That the experience was just a dream, and that they would awaken soon.
(c) That Wiesel's mother and Tzipora were in a labor camp, not dead.
(d) That they were on a secret mission.

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

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

13. How did Wiesel know Madame Schachter so well?
(a) She was sitting next to him during the long train trip.
(b) She was his teacher.
(c) She often visited his family's home.
(d) She was his aunt.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Moshe the Beadle focus on after his deportation?

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

3. At the beginning of Chapter 4, who did Wiesel see wandering between the blocks?

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

5. What happened to Madame Schachter as a result of the train trip in Chapter 2?

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