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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 2, what is Auschwitz?
(a) The name of the "station" where the train stopped.
(b) The name of the train they were on.
(c) The name of the Hungarian interpreter.
(d) The reception center for Dachau.

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

3. How many prisoners were loaded into the cattle cars at the end of Chapter 1?
(a) 93.
(b) 75.
(c) 100.
(d) 80.

4. How did Wiesel's father respond to his son's wish in the Spring of 1944?
(a) He reminded Elie of the impossibility of moving to America.
(b) He said helping more Jews was too dangerous.
(c) He said he is too old to start over.
(d) He agreed to spend more time with Elie.

5. How did the Jews sleep the first night in the prison block at Auschwitz in Chapter 3?
(a) Restlessly.
(b) The were not permitted to sleep.
(c) Soundly.
(d) They were awakened every hour for roll call.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did Wiesel meet Moishe?

2. In Chapter 6, what happened to men who fell to the ground when they were being evacuated?

3. What did the name Auschwitz mean to the occupants of the cattle car in Chapter 2?

4. In Chapter 2, at one of the train stops, what were the occupants allowed to have?

5. In Chapter 3, how did Wiesel feel that he should have handled the results of his father asking about the washroom?

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