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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 happened to Zalman in Chapter 6 when he collapsed with a stomachache?
(a) Medics carried him on a stretcher.
(b) Wiesel picked him up and helped him run.
(c) He was trampled by other prisoners.
(d) He was shot.

2. How did "selection" work?
(a) The prisoners had to pass tests that demonstrate that they were healthy and strong.
(b) The authorities did not share the process of selecting new prisoners for the camp.
(c) The authorities selected a certain group of numbers to be released.
(d) The authorities randomly selected the numbers of prisoners for new jobs.

3. What scene similar to that of the workman throwing the bread to the prisoners did Wiesel witness later in life?
(a) A group of homeless people drawing straws to see who gets a threadbare scarf.
(b) Children pushing and shoving to pick up candy thrown by a street performer.
(c) People diving and fighting for coins thrown by passengers of a boat.
(d) Guards stoning a prisoner at a penitentiary.

4. What did Wiesel and his father decide to do after hearing that the Russians may be approaching the camp in Chapter 5?
(a) They chose to evacuate.
(b) Elie chose to join the Russian army.
(c) They chose to hide in an air raid shelter.
(d) They chose to remain in the hospital.

5. At the beginning of Chapter 8, how many groups were the prisoners made to form?
(a) 25.
(b) 75.
(c) 50.
(d) 100.

Short Answer Questions

1. After the war, what did Elie learn about the Russians coming to the camp in Chapter 5?

2. What filled the prisoners' brains at the beginning of Chapter 7?

3. What is the importance of the knife and spoon given to Wiesel by his father in Chapter 5?

4. What did Elie pray for regarding the actions of Rabbi Elichou's son upon remembering his actions?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. In Chapter 6, what happened to Juliek?

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

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

5. Why did Wiesel have to go to the infirmary in Chapter 5?

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

7. How did the prisoners celebrate Rosh Hashanah in Chapter 5?

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

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

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

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