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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After they were shown the chimney at Birkenau, what was the crowd's reaction?
(a) The crowd let out an audible sigh of relief.
(b) They were completely silent.
(c) They cheered wildly.
(d) There was a brief uprising.

2. According to the German officer in Chapter 2, what happened to any Jews who kept their valuables?
(a) They were immediately sent to the furnace.
(b) They were permitted to keep half their valuables.
(c) They were separated from their relatives.
(d) They were shot.

3. What was the initial reaction of the men in the train car to Madame Schachter's screams in Chapter 2?
(a) They tried to comfort her.
(b) They threatened to throw her from the train.
(c) They ignored her.
(d) They peeked through the bars but saw nothing.

4. Why did the dentist not pull Elie's tooth in Chapter 4?
(a) Elie said he did not feel well.
(b) Elie said he was late for work.
(c) Elie tried to run away.
(d) Elie said the tooth did not hurt.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was Mrs. Schachter?

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

3. What profession did Wiesel claim in Chapter 3?

4. In Chapter 3, who was in charge of Wiesel, his father, and the other prisoners in the prison block?

5. In Chapter 3, what were the prisoners forced to do in the first prison block when they arrived at Auschwitz?

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