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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happened to the train on which Moshe was deported?
(a) The train was taken over by the Gestapo in Polish territory.
(b) The last few train cars derailed.
(c) The Gestapo ordered the Jews on Moshe's train car to unload and walk to the destination.
(d) The train crashed into a trestle.

2. What color was Tzipora's hair?
(a) Red.
(b) Brown.
(c) Black.
(d) Blonde.

3. 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 repeated the question.
(b) He should have attacked the assailant.
(c) He should have run and hid.
(d) He should have yelled racial slurs back at the attacker.

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

5. In Chapter 4, what happened to Wiesel when he was working?
(a) He injured his hand severely.
(b) He was taunted and teased by the other workers.
(c) He was beaten.
(d) He received a promotion.

6. What were the people wearing who jumped into the wagon at the end of Chapter 2?
(a) Blue uniforms.
(b) Gray uniforms.
(c) White jackets and pants.
(d) Striped jackets and black pants.

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

8. 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 agreed to spend more time with Elie.
(c) He said he is too old to start over.
(d) He said helping more Jews was too dangerous.

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

10. What were the conditions inside the synagogue while Wiesel's group stayed there?
(a) Spacious and clean.
(b) Chaotic and noisy.
(c) Crowded and unsanitary.
(d) Drafty and damp.

11. What interests did Moshe and Wiesel share?
(a) Discussing philosophy.
(b) Plotting against the Gestapo.
(c) Playing board games.
(d) Cooking.

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

13. In Chapter 3, why did Wiesel's father ask directions to the washroom?
(a) Elie's father needed to wash a blood stain from his shirt.
(b) He was ill with colic.
(c) A friend of Elie's father was ill.
(d) He needed to wash a wound.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Moshe's experience change him?

2. In Chapter 3, who was the first person to fall to the ground?

3. After tiring of her screams, what did the men finally do to quiet Madame Schachter?

4. In Chapter 1, what did Wiesel like about Moishe?

5. What did Madame Schachter do after the confrontation with the men on the train?

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