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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What color was Tzipora's hair?

2. What was Elie's reaction to the foreman's demand in Chapter 4?

3. What troubling news did the people of Sighet learn in the spring of 1944?

4. In Chapter 3, what happened to the Jews at Birkenau once they left the train?

5. How many prisoners were loaded into the cattle cars at the end of Chapter 1?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happened to Moshe and his companions who were deported?

2. Who was the head of the camp in Chapter 4 and how did he act?

3. How did Weisel's attitude about food change in Chapter 3?

4. How did Wiesel describe Dr. Mengele?

5. What were the conditions like on the train at the beginning of Chapter 2?

6. How were the people of Sighet lulled into a false sense of security by the German troops who entered Sighet in the spring of 1944?

7. In Chapter 4, where did Wiesel say that he again met a woman he had worked with in the concentration camp?

8. What happened at the barrack where Wiesel and his father were taken in Chapter 3?

9. In Chapter 3, what did an SS officer tell the prisoners about Auschwitz?

10. Why was Wiesel able to keep his new pair of shoes in Chapter 3?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Father/son relationships were tested in the concentration camps. What are some examples of father/son relationships that broke down in the concentration camps? How was Wiesel's relationship with his father tested? In what ways did Wiesel succeed at the temptations caused by the tests he endured? In what ways did he fail the tests he endured?

Essay Topic 2

At the beginning of Chapter 3, Wiesel was a fun loving, curious, and kind teenager, who became a survivor. Would Wiesel have been considered a compassionate person before the concentration camp? What events took place that caused Wiesel to lose his love of fun and his kindness? What did Wiesel see as he and his father adjusted to life in the concentration camp? In what ways did Wiesel become dispassionate? How was Wiesel transformed from a carefree teenager to a survivor who stumbled through his new life?

Essay Topic 3

Although the book is filled with horrifying experiences, there are some instances of mercy. Describe three of these situations and how they affected the individuals involved.

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