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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 many corpses were thrown from the wagon in Chapter 7?

2. Why did Wiesel's father make the request he did at the concentration camp in Chapter 8?

3. What did Elie pray for regarding the actions of Rabbi Elichou's son upon remembering his actions?

4. What did the person who Elie found in a pile of bodies do as Elie fell asleep?

5. In Chapter 5, what happened to Wiesel's leg?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. What was selection?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The mood of the book does not change when the prisoners are liberated. How do the prisoners respond when they are freed? Does their emotional state change when they know they are free? Why are they still suffering, even though they are no longer prisoners? Why do the prisoners not show joy and elation at being rescued?

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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