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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 committed suicide.
(b) She was shot by the Hungarian police.
(c) She became unresponsive.
(d) She went insane.

2. In the spring of 1944, what did Elie wish his father would do?
(a) Sell everything and go to Palestine.
(b) Help more Jews acquire safe passage.
(c) Spend more time with him.
(d) Move the family to America.

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

4. In Chapter 3, what happened to the man who was looking for his family learned the truth?
(a) The man told Wiesel he understood why he lied.
(b) The man tried to get Wiesel in trouble with the guards.
(c) The man tried to kill Wiesel.
(d) Wiesel never saw him again.

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

6. How did the people of Sighet regard Wiesel's father?
(a) He was thought to be untrustworthy.
(b) He was known to be sensitive and emotional.
(c) He was highly respected.
(d) He was considered arrogant and overbearing.

7. 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 they were on a secret mission.
(c) That the experience was just a dream, and that they would awaken soon.
(d) That Wiesel's mother and Tzipora were in a labor camp, not dead.

8. In Chapter 3, what did the prisoners discuss after several weeks in the camp?
(a) They discussed their jobs in the camp.
(b) They formulate an escape plan.
(c) A reason for their suffering.
(d) They tried to figure out who among them would be sent to the crematorium.

9. 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 make outsiders think they were humane.
(c) The Gestapo kept it clean to lull the Jews into a false sense of security.
(d) It was vandalized.

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

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

12. How did the German officers keep anyone from escaping from the train in Chapter 2?
(a) There was one officer to guard each Jew.
(b) They threatened to send everyone to the furnace.
(c) They threatened to shoot everyone if even one person escaped.
(d) They threatened to withhold everyone's food and water.

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

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

15. In Chapter 2, a German officer who threatened to shoot the occupants of the cattle car compared them to what animal?
(a) Rats.
(b) Cattle.
(c) Pigs.
(d) Dogs.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Wiesel's group stay after being forced out of the ghetto?

2. What did the dentist find in Elie's mouth in Chapter 4?

3. In Chapter 2, what was the first thing the Jews swa as the train stopped before they got off?

4. What did the SS officer do the prisoners in Chapter 3 the day after arriving at Auschwitz?

5. What troubling news did the people of Sighet learn in the spring of 1944?

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