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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What was the weather like at the beginning of Chapter 6?
(a) It was snowing.
(b) It was sunny.
(c) It was raining.
(d) Icy wind was blowing.

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

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

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

6. 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 eagerly devoured the soup.
(c) They fought over it.
(d) They were too tired to care.

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

8. In Chapter 7, when Wiesel awoke, what was the condition of his father?
(a) Sleeping soundly.
(b) Close to death.
(c) Sleeping restlessly.
(d) Resting comfortably.

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

10. In Chapter 6, why were the prisoners running as they were evacuated?
(a) The SS officers ordered them to run.
(b) They were running from the Russian army.
(c) They were trying to keep warm.
(d) There was a storm approaching.

11. What did Wiesel do as other Jews praise God on Rosh Hashanah?
(a) He was the prayer leader.
(b) He loudly criticized those who were praising.
(c) He criticized God.
(d) He joined with the others in offering praise.

12. What season was ending at the beginning of Chapter 5?
(a) Fall.
(b) Summer.
(c) Winter.
(d) Spring.

13. How did Wiesel respond to his father's request at the concentration camp?
(a) He quietly accepted his request.
(b) He was speechless.
(c) He argued with his father.
(d) He cried bitterly.

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

15. At the beginning of Chapter 7, in the early dawn light how much of a difference was there between the living and the dead?
(a) The dead were beginning to smell.
(b) The dead were gray, and the living were white.
(c) No difference.
(d) Barely a difference.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is "selection"?

2. In Chapter 5, how many crematoria work day and night?

3. Why did Wiesel return the knife and spoon to his father in Chapter 5?

4. As the prisoners took refuge in a deserted village after the evacuation, where did Elie find himself?

5. What were Wiesel's feelings about selection in Chapter 5?

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