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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 Moshe tell Weisel he escaped the Gestapo in 1944?
(a) He disguised himself as a Gestapo agent.
(b) He was shot in the leg and left for dead.
(c) He stole a truck.
(d) He agreed to kill the Jews who were on his truck.

2. How old were some of the youngest from Wiesel's convoy in Chapter 4?
(a) 10 and 11.
(b) 10 and 12.
(c) 8 and 9.
(d) 13 and 14.

3. How did Madame Schachter react when the train began moving again in Chapter 2?
(a) She sat quietly in a corner of the train car.
(b) She fell asleep.
(c) She began to scream again.
(d) She became unconscious from her illness.

4. What was another requirement the Jews must adhere to, regarding their clothing?
(a) Jewish children were no longer permitted to wear school uniforms.
(b) All Jews had to wear a black star.
(c) Each Jew had to wear black or grey.
(d) Each Jew had to wear a yellow star.

5. What were the conditions inside the synagogue while Wiesel's group stayed there?
(a) Chaotic and noisy.
(b) Crowded and unsanitary.
(c) Drafty and damp.
(d) Spacious and clean.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happened to the foreign Jews in Sighet when the Hungarian police arrived?

2. In German language, what did the French girl who witnessed the event while Elie iwa working tell him to do in Chapter 4?

3. In Chapter 1, what did Wiesel like about Moishe?

4. How did the Jews sleep the first night in the prison block at Auschwitz in Chapter 3?

5. In particular, what did the occupants of the cattle car need in Chapter 2?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How did Wiesel describe Dr. Mengele?

3. Describe the relationship between Moshe the Beadle and Wiesel.

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

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

6. How were the people of Sighet lulled into a false sense of security by the German troops who entered Sighet in the spring of 1944?

7. What did a fellow prisoner advise Wiesel and his father in Chapter 3?

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

9. What happened to Moshe and his companions who were deported?

10. What did Weisel want to do in the spring of 1944?

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