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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. How long did it take one of the hanged prisoners to die at the end of Chapter 4?

2. What were the people wearing who jumped into the wagon at the end of Chapter 2?

3. In Chapter 4, when Wiesel was asked to report to the dentist, where was he coming from?

4. In German language, what did the French girl who witnessed the event while Elie iwa working tell him to do in Chapter 4?

5. In the spring of 1944, what did the people of Sighet believe about Hitler?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How did Franck get Wiesel to part with his gold tooth?

3. How were the prisoners escorted off the train cars at the end of Chapter 2?

4. At the beginning of Chapter 3, what did the Jews leave behind in the wagons?

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

6. How did the Jews on the train in Chapter 2 feel when they heard what the men who went to get water reported?

7. What did Madame Schachter scream about shortly after the train stopped and how did that relate to what the prisoners saw when they got off the train cars?

8. In Chapter 4, how did Wiesel describe the tent leader?

9. Who was Madame Schachter?

10. What did a fellow prisoner advise Wiesel and his father 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

Wiesel and his father had a symbiotic relationship. What is a symbiotic relationship? In what way did the two of them provide support and nurture for one another? How did their symbiotic relationship benefit them as they suffered in the concentration camp? How did the relationship keep the two alive?

Essay Topic 3

At the end of the book, Wiesel viewed his image in a mirror for the first time since his imprisonment. How does he describe himself? Why will he never forget the look in his eyes? Why is it significant that Wiesel refers to himself as a corpse? What does that symbolize to him?

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