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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 3, when Wiesel's father asked directions to the washroom, what happened to him?
(a) He was sent to the crematory.
(b) He was ignored.
(c) The officer knocked him to the ground.
(d) The officer yelled racial slurs at him.

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

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

4. 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 yelled racial slurs back at the attacker.
(d) He should have run and hid.

5. After they were shown the chimney at Birkenau, what was the crowd's reaction?
(a) They cheered wildly.
(b) The crowd let out an audible sigh of relief.
(c) They were completely silent.
(d) There was a brief uprising.

6. In Chapter 2, at one of the train stops, what were the occupants allowed to have?
(a) Water.
(b) Medicine.
(c) Showers.
(d) Fresh clothing.

7. After tiring of her screams, what did the men finally do to quiet Madame Schachter?
(a) They sat on her.
(b) The men promised to put out the fire.
(c) The men continued to ignore her outbursts.
(d) They hit her on the head.

8. 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 kill Wiesel.
(c) Wiesel never saw him again.
(d) The man tried to get Wiesel in trouble with the guards.

9. In the spring of 1944, what did the people of Sighet believe about Hitler?
(a) That he would conquer all of Europe.
(b) They thought his troops were turning on him.
(c) That he would soon be defeated.
(d) That he was killed or went into hiding.

10. Where did Wiesel's group stay after being forced out of the ghetto?
(a) In the middle of a field.
(b) The main synagogue.
(c) The railroad station.
(d) A deserted warehouse.

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

12. What did the dentist find in Elie's mouth in Chapter 4?
(a) A silver crown.
(b) A severely infected tooth.
(c) A partial set of false teeth.
(d) A gold crown.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Wiesel's father respond to the order that Jews were not allowed to keep valuables in the house?

2. After the Germans arrested the Jewish leaders during Passover, what were the Jews required to do?

3. How did others perceive Moshe after his deportation experience?

4. After the war when Wiesel met the woman who pretended to be Aryan rather than a Jew at the concentration camp, what did she tell him?

5. How did the German officers keep anyone from escaping from the train in Chapter 2?

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