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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 2, what was the first thing the Jews swa as the train stopped before they got off?
(a) Fire.
(b) Barbed wire.
(c) Men and women digging in a rock quarry.
(d) occupants of the camp lined up in formation.

2. What was Madame Schachter's frame of mind as she screamed on the cattle car in Chapter 2?
(a) She was comforted by the fact that the men would protect her.
(b) She could only be consoled by Elie.
(c) The only comfort she found was in unconsciousness.
(d) She could not be consoled by anyone.

3. What did Wiesel believe when he and his father were sent to the right after telling their ages to the officer at Birkenau?
(a) He believed they were being sent to the crematory.
(b) He believed that he and his father would be separated.
(c) He thought they were in the fortunate group.
(d) He thought they would be shot immediately.

4. Before the prisoners were assigned to blocks in Chapter 4, where did they wait?
(a) Tents.
(b) Standing by the fence.
(c) On bleachers.
(d) Seated on the ground.

5. In Chapter 3, how did the man respond who is looking for news of his family after he spoke with Wiesel?
(a) He cried bitterly and hysterically.
(b) He collapsed from grief.
(c) He remained quiet and returned to his place in the ranks.
(d) He wept with joy.

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

7. Who is the first person to be introduced in the book, Night?
(a) Elie Wiesel.
(b) A Hungarian policeman.
(c) Elie's father.
(d) Moshe the Beadle.

8. How long did it take for the conditions on the train in Chapter 2 to become intolerable?
(a) One day.
(b) Three days.
(c) Two days.
(d) Four days.

9. In Chapter 4, what did the foreman want Wiesel to do?
(a) Steal electrical parts.
(b) Give him his gold tooth.
(c) Smuggle soap from the shower.
(d) Smuggle food from the kitchen.

10. Several months after Moshe the Beadle and the other foreign Jews were deported, what happened to life in Sighet?
(a) The community leaders planned a large celebration.
(b) Life returned to normal.
(c) The town became crime-ridden and economically depressed.
(d) Virtually everyone left Sighet.

11. At the beginning of Chapter 4, who did Wiesel see wandering between the blocks?
(a) "Well-dressed" inmates.
(b) SS officers.
(c) Young boys.
(d) Young women.

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

13. Where did the flames appear to be coming from that the Jews saw as they exit the train at Birkenau in Chapter 2?
(a) A bonfire.
(b) An overturned cattle car.
(c) A chimney.
(d) A house.

14. What were the conditions for the Jews on the train in Chapter 2?
(a) Crowded and hot.
(b) Each Jew had a sleeping bag and provisions.
(c) There was a seating and sleeping area.
(d) There were games and a victrola.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Moshe's experience change him?

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

3. What was Elie's reaction to the foreman's demand in Chapter 4?

4. In Chapter 2, first, what did Madame Schachter cry and moan about?

5. In Chapter 2, what is Auschwitz?

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