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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When the prisoners found out that they could have soup, what was their reaction in Chapter 8?
(a) They drew straws to decide who got it.
(b) They were too tired to care.
(c) They eagerly devoured the soup.
(d) They fought over it.

2. What was Wiesel's reaction when he realizes his father is dead?
(a) He tried to commit suicide.
(b) He did not cry.
(c) He cried hysterically.
(d) He cursed his captors.

3. What did Wiesel need to do because of his leg in Chapter 5?
(a) Hide his injury.
(b) Have surgery.
(c) Go through the selection process again.
(d) Plead with the doctor to keep his injury a secret.

4. In Chapter 5, how many crematoria work day and night?
(a) Seven.
(b) Five.
(c) Six.
(d) Four.

5. What did Wiesel and his father decide to do after hearing that the Russians may be approaching the camp in Chapter 5?
(a) They chose to evacuate.
(b) They chose to hide in an air raid shelter.
(c) They chose to remain in the hospital.
(d) Elie chose to join the Russian army.

6. At the beginning of Chapter 8, how many ranks were the prisoners ordered to form?
(a) Eight.
(b) Six.
(c) Ten.
(d) Five.

7. What did Elie find in the morning at the deserted village?
(a) Juliek was dead.
(b) Rabbi Elichou was dead.
(c) Zalman was dead.
(d) Rabbi Elichou's son was dead.

8. In Chapter 5, what did the prisoners receive the night before Rosh Hashanah, the last day of the Jewish year?
(a) A crust of bread.
(b) Nothing--their religion prohibits them from eating on this day.
(c) Thick soup.
(d) Nothing--they were being punished for observing a Jewish holiday.

9. What is the importance of the knife and spoon given to Wiesel by his father in Chapter 5?
(a) It was a secret code between Elie and his father.
(b) It shows how little they had.
(c) It meant there would be a prayer meeting that night behind the kitchen.
(d) It meant Elie's father now worked in the kitchen.

10. What scene similar to that of the workman throwing the bread to the prisoners did Wiesel witness later in life?
(a) Children pushing and shoving to pick up candy thrown by a street performer.
(b) Guards stoning a prisoner at a penitentiary.
(c) People diving and fighting for coins thrown by passengers of a boat.
(d) A group of homeless people drawing straws to see who gets a threadbare scarf.

11. How many steps forward was every prisoner instructed to take at the beginning of Chapter 8?
(a) Ten.
(b) Four.
(c) Six.
(d) Five.

12. How many corpses were thrown from the wagon in Chapter 7?
(a) 19.
(b) 16.
(c) 14.
(d) 20.

13. In Chapter 6, what happened to men who fell to the ground when they were being evacuated?
(a) They were shot.
(b) Medics attended to them.
(c) They got up and ran again.
(d) They were dragged along by other prisoners.

14. After Rabbi Elichou asked Wiesel about his son in Chapter 6, what did Wiesel remember?
(a) That the Rabbi's son was helping other prisoners.
(b) That the Rabbi's son was praying.
(c) That the Rabbi's son was trampling fallen prisoners.
(d) That the Rabbi's son was running ahead to get away from his father.

15. What did Elie struggle to do when he found himself in the deserted village?
(a) Hear.
(b) See.
(c) Steal a gun.
(d) Breathe.

Short Answer Questions

1. When a workman threw a piece of bread to the prisoners, how did the prisoners react in Chapter 7?

2. What happened to prisoners who were selected?

3. How did Wiesel respond to his father's request at the concentration camp?

4. What did Wiesel do as other Jews praise God on Rosh Hashanah?

5. What did Wiesel's father ask Wiesel to do for him when they were in the concentration camp in Chapter 8?

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