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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. Before the prisoners were assigned to blocks in Chapter 4, where did they wait?
(a) Seated on the ground.
(b) Tents.
(c) Standing by the fence.
(d) On bleachers.

2. In Chapter 3, what happened to the Jews at Birkenau once they left the train?
(a) The men and women were separated.
(b) They were sent directly to hard labor in a rock quarry.
(c) The children and adults were separated.
(d) They were given food and water.

3. As the train trip continued, what did Madame Schachter scream about in Chapter 2?
(a) She screamed about fire, flames, and a furnace.
(b) She screamed for more food and water.
(c) She worried that the train would derail.
(d) She continued to complain that she was ill.

4. Where did Wiesel's group stay after being forced out of the ghetto?
(a) The railroad station.
(b) The main synagogue.
(c) In the middle of a field.
(d) A deserted warehouse.

5. In Chapter 4, what was the dentist's punishment after his arrest?
(a) Firing squad.
(b) The crematory.
(c) Electrocution.
(d) Hanging.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 3, when Wiesel's father asked directions to the washroom, what happened to him?

2. In Chapter 2, where was the first stop the train makes?

3. Why did the dentist not pull Elie's tooth in Chapter 4?

4. In Chapter 3, what lie did Wiesel tell a man who was looking for Wiesel of Sighat?

5. Where is Sighet?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Moshe's experiences during the deportation change him?

2. What happened to men who appeared to be strong when the Wiesel and his father were assigned to a barracks in Chapter 3?

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

4. Why was Wiesel able to keep his new pair of shoes in Chapter 3?

5. What did the prisoners feel when they learned about the crematorium in Chapter 3?

6. Why did the Jews conserve their food on the train to the concentration camp in Chapter 2?

7. How were the prisoners escorted off the train cars at the end of Chapter 2?

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

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

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

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