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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 long did it take for the conditions on the train in Chapter 2 to become intolerable?
(a) Four days.
(b) One day.
(c) Two days.
(d) Three days.

2. After they were shown the chimney at Birkenau, what was the crowd's reaction?
(a) They cheered wildly.
(b) There was a brief uprising.
(c) They were completely silent.
(d) The crowd let out an audible sigh of relief.

3. In Chapter 4, what was Wiesel's job in the camp?
(a) He worked in the electrical warehouse.
(b) He worked in the camp kitchen.
(c) He cleaned the camp showers.
(d) He assisted the camp dentist.

4. In Chapter 4, what did the foreman want Wiesel to do?
(a) Give him his gold tooth.
(b) Steal electrical parts.
(c) Smuggle food from the kitchen.
(d) Smuggle soap from the shower.

5. At the end of Chapter 3, how long had it taken for the prisoners to arrive at Buna?
(a) Five hours.
(b) Two hours.
(c) Four hours.
(d) Three hours.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 3, what did Wiesel see in the flames of the crematory?

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

3. What did Wiesel believe when he and his father were sent to the right after telling their ages to the officer at Birkenau?

4. In Chapter 3, what was the first impression of Auschwitz by the prisoners on their arrival?

5. Why was the dentist who did not pull Elie's tooth arrested in Chapter 4?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Who was Madame Schachter?

4. 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?

5. In Chapter 3, what did an SS officer tell the prisoners about Auschwitz?

6. How did Wiesel describe Dr. Mengele?

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

8. In Chapter 4, how did Wiesel describe the tent leader?

9. What happened at the barrack where Wiesel and his father were taken in Chapter 3?

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

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