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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did the Jews sleep the first night in the prison block at Auschwitz in Chapter 3?
(a) The were not permitted to sleep.
(b) They were awakened every hour for roll call.
(c) Soundly.
(d) Restlessly.

2. Why did the dentist not pull Elie's tooth in Chapter 4?
(a) Elie said he was late for work.
(b) Elie said he did not feel well.
(c) Elie tried to run away.
(d) Elie said the tooth did not hurt.

3. Why was the dentist who did not pull Elie's tooth arrested in Chapter 4?
(a) For putting prisoners' fillings in guards' teeth.
(b) For not pulling Elie's severely infected tooth.
(c) For trafficking gold teeth.
(d) For threatening Elie's father.

4. What color were the eyes of the man who joined the prisoners at the beginning of Chapter 4?
(a) Green.
(b) Gray-blue.
(c) Brownish-black.
(d) Hazel.

5. How did Wiesel's father respond to the order that Jews were not allowed to keep valuables in the house?
(a) He destroyed their valuables rather that surrender them.
(b) He surrendered their valuables to the Germans.
(c) He buried their savings in the basement.
(d) He gave their savings to a relative who could safely hide them.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the name Auschwitz mean to the occupants of the cattle car in Chapter 2?

2. How did Madame Schachter react when the train began moving again in Chapter 2?

3. In Chapter 4, when Wiesel was asked to report to the dentist, where was he coming from?

4. How did Moshe tell Weisel he escaped the Gestapo in 1944?

5. What does the author say the cattle car is in Chapter 2?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who was Madame Schachter?

2. How did Weisel's attitude about food change in Chapter 3?

3. What were the conditions like on the train at the beginning of Chapter 2?

4. How did some of the passengers let go of their inhibitions in Chapter 2?

5. How did life deteriorate for the Jews after the Hungarian police arrested the Jewish community leaders during Passover?

6. Who was the head of the camp in Chapter 4 and how did he act?

7. In Chapter 2 after arriving at the Auschwitz station, what did two men learn when they were sent to get water?

8. How did Moshe escape being killed when he was deported?

9. How did Wiesel describe Dr. Mengele?

10. What type of work was Wiesel given to do in Chapter 4?

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