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

2. In Chapter 7, when Wiesel awoke, what was the condition of his father?
(a) Close to death.
(b) Sleeping soundly.
(c) Resting comfortably.
(d) Sleeping restlessly.

3. How did the living feel when the corpses were thrown off the train in Chapter 7?
(a) Sad.
(b) Glad.
(c) Indifferent.
(d) Frustrated.

4. 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.

5. By Chapter 8, how did the existence of the chimney affect the prisoners in Chapter 8?
(a) They felt grief and depression.
(b) They no longer noticed it.
(c) They felt anger and hatred.
(d) They felt fear and terror.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What time did the bell ring at the end of Chapter 5?

3. What did Wiesel and his father decide to do after hearing that the Russians may be approaching the camp in Chapter 5?

4. What season was ending at the beginning of Chapter 5?

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. Where did the prisoners take shelter in Chapter 6?

2. How did Wiesel feel when he heard blessings to God by the prisoners at the beginning of Chapter 5?

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

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

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

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

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

8. What argument did Wiesel have with his father at the beginning of Chapter 8?

9. Why could Rabbi Eliahu not find his son?

10. How did Zalman die in Chapter 6?

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