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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 3, what age did Wiesel claim to be?
(a) 21.
(b) 18.
(c) 20.
(d) 19.

2. At the end of Chapter 1, where did the Hungarian police send the Jews?
(a) They were crammed onto crowded cattle wagons.
(b) They were ordered onto filthy trucks.
(c) They were forced to walk miles to their destination.
(d) They were jammed onto packed railroad passenger cars.

3. In order to give themselves hope, what did Wiesel and his father pretend after spending several weeks in Auschwitz in Chapter 3?
(a) That they were on a secret mission.
(b) That they were not frightened.
(c) That Wiesel's mother and Tzipora were in a labor camp, not dead.
(d) That the experience was just a dream, and that they would awaken soon.

4. How did the prisoners in Chapter 2, have to arrange themselves on the train?
(a) They all sat crowded elbow-to-elbow.
(b) Most stood up, some sat.
(c) They all stood.
(d) They crouched.

5. In Chapter 2, first, what did Madame Schachter cry and moan about?
(a) She moaned about the fact that they were all going to die.
(b) She cried about being separated from her family.
(c) She complained that she was ill.
(d) She complained about the conditions on the train.

Short Answer Questions

1. After tiring of her screams, what did the men finally do to quiet Madame Schachter?

2. What were the conditions for the Jews on the train in Chapter 2?

3. What is Birkenau in Chapter 2?

4. What happened to Madame Schachter as a result of the train trip in Chapter 2?

5. What interests did Moshe and Wiesel share?

(see the answer key)

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