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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. What feeling did Elie have toward Rabbi Elichou's son?
(a) Pride.
(b) Disgust.
(c) Sympathy.
(d) Jealousy.

2. When the prisoners found out that they could have soup, what was their reaction in Chapter 8?
(a) They drew straws to decide who got it.
(b) They fought over it.
(c) They were too tired to care.
(d) They eagerly devoured the soup.

3. What were Wiesel's feelings about selection in Chapter 5?
(a) He was worried.
(b) He knew he was strong and healthy, so he was not concerned.
(c) He did not want to begin a new job.
(d) He refused to take part.

4. In Chapter 6, what did Wiesel say when Rabbi Elichou asked if Wiesel had seen his son?
(a) Wiesel told him that he saw the medics helping him.
(b) Wiesel did not say anything; he just shrugged.
(c) Wiesel said he had not seen the son.
(d) Wiesel told him that he saw his son sleeping by a wall.

5. What filled the prisoners' brains at the beginning of Chapter 7?
(a) Lots of regrets.
(b) Whirlwind of memories.
(c) Pain.
(d) Nothing.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 6, why were the prisoners running as they were evacuated?

2. What realization did Elie come to when he remembered the action performed by Rabbi Elichou's son?

3. In Chapter 7, when Wiesel awoke, what was the condition of his father?

4. In Chapter 5, what happened when Dr. Mengele called out numbers for another round of selection?

5. How many steps forward was every prisoner instructed to take at the beginning of Chapter 8?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Zalman die in Chapter 6?

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

3. Where did the prisoners take shelter in Chapter 6?

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

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

6. How did Wiesel feel about Rosh Hashanah in the past?

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

8. In Chapter 6, what happened to Juliek?

9. Why would Wiesel's father not let him sleep in Chapter 6 while they sheltered in an old factory?

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

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