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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How did the Jews sleep the first night in the prison block at Auschwitz in Chapter 3?
(a) The were not permitted to sleep.
(b) Soundly.
(c) They were awakened every hour for roll call.
(d) Restlessly.

3. Madame Schachter traveled with whom in Chapter 2?
(a) Her husband and two oldest sons.
(b) Her ten-year-old daughter.
(c) No one.
(d) Her ten-year-old son.

4. What is Birkenau in Chapter 2?
(a) The reception area for Kaschau.
(b) The reception area for Bergen-Belsen.
(c) The reception area for Auschwitz.
(d) The reception area for Dachau.

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

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

7. In Chapter 3, what were the prisoners forced to do in the first prison block when they arrived at Auschwitz?
(a) Run laps.
(b) Stand in formation for over an hour.
(c) Clean the entire prison block, top to bottom.
(d) Shower and then shiver and wait in the cold night.

8. 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 thought they were in the fortunate group.
(b) He believed they were being sent to the crematory.
(c) He thought they would be shot immediately.
(d) He believed that he and his father would be separated.

9. 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.

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

11. In Chapter 3, what was the first impression of Auschwitz by the prisoners on their arrival?
(a) The conditions were far worse than they could have imagined.
(b) They seemed dismal, but not disagreeable, conditions.
(c) The conditions were about the same as the place they came from.
(d) It looked as if the conditions would be more favorable than at the place they came from.

12. What did Madame Schachter do after the confrontation with the men on the train?
(a) She continued to be hysterical.
(b) She became eerily quiet.
(c) She finally calmed down.
(d) She became extremely violent.

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

14. What did some of the young do in Chapter 2 under the cover of darkness?
(a) Caress one another.
(b) Sit on one another's laps.
(c) Comfort one another.
(d) Hug one another.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

4. How long did it take for the conditions on the train in Chapter 2 to become intolerable?

5. In Chapter 3, why did Wiesel's father ask directions to the washroom?

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