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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 happened to Zalman in Chapter 6 when he collapsed with a stomachache?

2. In Chapter 5, how many crematoria work day and night?

3. Where did a veteran of Buchenwald tell Wiesel that they would be sent at the beginning of Chapter 8?

4. What happened while Wiesel and his father were talking about the request his father made?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. At the end of Chapter 6, how did the prisoners quench their thirst?

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

3. Why would Wiesel's father not let him sleep in Chapter 6 while they sheltered in an old factory?

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

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

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

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

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

9. At the beginning of Chapter 6, what did Wiesel tell himself?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

As a teen, Wiesel wanted to study the Jewish Kaballah. What was the Kaballah? What was going on in Wiesel's life? Why did that cause him to turn to Jewish mysticism? How did the study of the Kaballah help him resolve some of the questions he struggled with at that time in his life?

Essay Topic 2

The Germans used fire to get rid of prisoners. Why did the Germans see fire as a cleansing substance? How was fire used to destroy babies? Where was the place fire was used most frequently to kill prisoners? In what way does fire symbolize the anger of the Germans?

Essay Topic 3

When the German Army advanced toward Sighet, the people were not very concerned. What two warnings did they receive about the Germans? Why were the townspeople complacent about the arrival of the army? Did events ever cause them to lose their complacency? If so, how or why?

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