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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. Why did Wiesel return the knife and spoon to his father in Chapter 5?

2. Who or what was waiting for the prisoners at the beginning of Chapter 8?

3. Where was Zalman from?

4. In Chapter 7, where were the prisoners being transported to?

5. After Rabbi Elichou asked Wiesel about his son in Chapter 6, what did Wiesel remember?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. Who was Meir Katz and what happened to him?

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

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

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

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

10. What was selection?

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

Adversity can either strengthen or weaken a person. Considering Wiesel, his father, and other characters, was it more common for the adversity they suffered to make them stronger or weaker?

Essay Topic 3

Wiesel's faith changed while he was imprisoned. What was Wiesel's relationship with God at the beginning of the book? Why did he begin to grow bitter and resent God? How did the suffering Wiesel endured affect his faith? How did his relationship with God change?

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