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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. Why were there 100 passengers crowded together as they traveled in Chapter 6?
(a) The prisoners were so thin.
(b) There were fewer guards for the prisoners.
(c) There were fewer conveyances to carry the prisoners.
(d) There were more prisoners to transport.

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

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

4. How many prisoners gathered on the eve of Rosh Hashanah in Chapter 5?
(a) Hundreds.
(b) 900.
(c) Thousands.
(d) 1,200.

5. What did the person who Elie found in a pile of bodies do as Elie fell asleep?
(a) Sang Jewish folk songs.
(b) Prayed aloud.
(c) Told stories.
(d) Played his violin.

Short Answer Questions

1. At the end of Chapter 6, how were the prisoners forced to travel?

2. What feeling did Elie have toward Rabbi Elichou's son?

3. What could Wiesel do when rumors started that the Russians were approaching the camp in Chapter 5?

4. At the beginning of Chapter 8, what was Wiesel's father's frame of mind?

5. In Chapter 6, in yet another selection process, what happened to Eli's father?

Short Essay Questions

1. What advice did the Blockalteste give Wiesel regarding his father in Chapter 8?

2. How were the prisoners crushed into the barracks when they arrived at Gleiwitz in Chapter 6?

3. Who was Akiba Drumer and what happened to him in Chapter 5?

4. What was the general attitude of the prisoners at the beginning of Chapter 7?

5. In Chapter 6, how far did the prisoners run and what condition were they in when they finished?

6. Who was Meir Katz and what happened to him?

7. Why could Rabbi Eliahu not find his son?

8. In Chapter 5, what was it like when winter came?

9. In Chapter 5, how did veterans of Buna describe the camp as it was two years ago?

10. What was Yom Kippur and what debate was there over the day in Chapter 5?

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