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

2. How dark or light was the night at the beginning of Chapter 6?
(a) Pitch-black.
(b) Bright as day.
(c) Hazy with a half moon.
(d) Full moon.

3. Where did a veteran of Buchenwald tell Wiesel that they would be sent at the beginning of Chapter 8?
(a) Latrines.
(b) Mess hall.
(c) Showers and the blocks.
(d) Work stations.

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

5. What did Elie pray for regarding the actions of Rabbi Elichou's son upon remembering his actions?
(a) Elie prayed to be spiritual.
(b) Elie prayed that the son's actions would not cause the rabbi's death.
(c) Elie did not want to be like him.
(d) Elie prayed for medical skills so he could help others.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How did Wiesel respond to his father's request at the concentration camp?

3. What happened on the morning of January 29, 1945?

4. At the beginning of Chapter 8, how many ranks were the prisoners ordered to form?

5. At the beginning of Chapter 7, in the early dawn light how much of a difference was there between the living and the dead?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. In Chapter 6, what happened to Juliek?

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

9. Why could Rabbi Eliahu not find his son?

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

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