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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 5, what did Wiesel find when he returned from work, when he still had possession of his father's knife and spoon?
(a) His father had not been selected.
(b) His father had been selected.
(c) He found a note from his father.
(d) His father's possessions were gone.

2. At the beginning of Chapter 8, what was Wiesel's father's frame of mind?
(a) He was giving up on life.
(b) He was desperate for Elie to survive.
(c) He was insane.
(d) He was extremely angry.

3. As the prisoners took refuge in a deserted village after the evacuation, where did Elie find himself?
(a) Buried in a snowpile.
(b) Lying next to a dead SS officer.
(c) Lying under a collapsed wall.
(d) Crushed in a pile of dying prisoners.

4. What was Wiesel's feeling about the scene after the workman throws the bread in Chapter 7?
(a) Uncaring.
(b) Hopeful.
(c) Relief.
(d) Sadness.

5. What happened while Wiesel and his father were talking about the request his father made?
(a) Wisel's father died.
(b) The Russian army returned.
(c) The air raid sirens wailed.
(d) Guards took Wiesel's father away.

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

7. What time did the bell ring at the end of Chapter 5?
(a) 6 p.m.
(b) 7 p.m.
(c) 5 p.m.
(d) 8 p.m.

8. At the beginning of Chapter 6, how were the prisoners moving?
(a) Like bumbling bears.
(b) Like deer.
(c) Like automatons.
(d) Like robots.

9. What is one way that Wiesel addressed God at the beginning of Chapter 5?
(a) Master of the Universe.
(b) Eternal.
(c) Creator.
(d) Comforter.

10. Who or what was waiting for the prisoners at the beginning of Chapter 8?
(a) SS officers.
(b) Dr. Mengele.
(c) Coats.
(d) Food.

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

12. How did "selection" work?
(a) The authorities randomly selected the numbers of prisoners for new jobs.
(b) The authorities did not share the process of selecting new prisoners for the camp.
(c) The authorities selected a certain group of numbers to be released.
(d) The prisoners had to pass tests that demonstrate that they were healthy and strong.

13. Who did Elie find in a pile of bodies in the deserted village?
(a) His friend, Juliek.
(b) His friend, Zalman.
(c) Rabbi Elichou's son.
(d) Rabbi Elichou.

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

15. In Chapter 5, how did the Rosh Hashanah service end?
(a) Kaddish.
(b) Shabbat.
(c) Psalm
(d) Seder.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happened to prisoners who were selected?

2. What happened after the round of selection in which Wiesel's father's number was called in Chapter 5?

3. In Chapter 5, what did the prisoners receive the night before Rosh Hashanah, the last day of the Jewish year?

4. At the beginning of Chapter 8, how many groups were the prisoners made to form?

5. What did Wiesel and his father decide to do after hearing that the Russians may be approaching the camp in Chapter 5?

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