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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did Wiesel's father fare in the first round of the selection process in Chapter 5?
(a) He was selected.
(b) He was not selected.
(c) He was to be released from the camp.
(d) He began his new job in the kitchen.

2. What could Wiesel do when rumors started that the Russians were approaching the camp in Chapter 5?
(a) He could join the Russian army.
(b) He could set out on his own and risk being shot.
(c) He could hide in an air raid shelter until the Russians left the camp.
(d) He could stay behind in the hospital with his father or he could evacuate with the rest of the prisoners.

3. What were Wiesel's feelings about selection in Chapter 5?
(a) He did not want to begin a new job.
(b) He was worried.
(c) He refused to take part.
(d) He knew he was strong and healthy, so he was not concerned.

4. What does the author show about pain and suffering, particularly in Chapter 8?
(a) Pain and suffering help to build character.
(b) Pain and suffering can be worse than death.
(c) They will always exist.
(d) Pain and suffering are better than death because at least you are still living.

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

6. In Chapter 6, what did Wiesel say when Rabbi Elichou asked if Wiesel had seen his son?
(a) Wiesel said he had not seen the son.
(b) Wiesel told him that he saw the medics helping him.
(c) Wiesel told him that he saw his son sleeping by a wall.
(d) Wiesel did not say anything; he just shrugged.

7. What did the SS officers call the prisoners at the beginning of Chapter 6?
(a) Pigs.
(b) Flea-bitten corpses.
(c) Rats.
(d) Flea-ridden dogs.

8. By Chapter 8, how did the existence of the chimney affect the prisoners in Chapter 8?
(a) They felt anger and hatred.
(b) They no longer noticed it.
(c) They felt grief and depression.
(d) They felt fear and terror.

9. What happened to Zalman in Chapter 6 when he collapsed with a stomachache?
(a) He was shot.
(b) Medics carried him on a stretcher.
(c) He was trampled by other prisoners.
(d) Wiesel picked him up and helped him run.

10. What is "selection"?
(a) The process of separating the healthy from the weak.
(b) The process of selecting new prisoners to enter the camp.
(c) The process of selecting prisoners for new jobs.
(d) The process of choosing who is released from the camp.

11. In Chapter 5, what happened when Dr. Mengele called out numbers for another round of selection?
(a) Wiesel's father's number was called.
(b) Neither Wiesel nor his father was called.
(c) Wiesel's number was called.
(d) Both Wiesel and his father were called.

12. Where was Zalman from?
(a) Czechoslovakia.
(b) Hungary.
(c) Poland.
(d) France.

13. When a workman threw a piece of bread to the prisoners, how did the prisoners react in Chapter 7?
(a) They drew straws to see who got the bread.
(b) They threw it back at the workman.
(c) They were too weak and indifferent to care.
(d) They fought over it.

14. What was the workman's reaction as he watched the prisoners after he gave them the bread in Chapter 7?
(a) Boredom.
(b) Amusement.
(c) Horror.
(d) Pity.

15. Why did Wiesel not fast on Yom Kippur in Chapter 5?
(a) The doctor said he would starve to death if he fasted.
(b) He was rebelling against God.
(c) He was too hungry.
(d) He joined the other prisoners in their refusal to fast.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Wiesel's father make the request he did at the concentration camp in Chapter 8?

2. In Chapter 7, when Wiesel awoke, what was the condition of his father?

3. What was the weather like at the beginning of Chapter 6?

4. What happened while Wiesel and his father were talking about the request his father made?

5. How did the living feel when the corpses were thrown off the train in Chapter 7?

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