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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 4 why was speaking German to Wiesel at the camp so risky for a young female prisoner?
(a) She could have been killed for speaking German.
(b) The authorities would have realized she was Jewish.
(c) She did not know if Elie could understand her German.
(d) She was afraid of Elie's reaction.

2. After the war when Wiesel met the woman who pretended to be Aryan rather than a Jew at the concentration camp, what did she tell him?
(a) She is a distant relative.
(b) She is actually Jewish, not French.
(c) She saw his mother and sister go to a crematory at another camp.
(d) She was severely punished for speaking to Elie when he was beaten.

3. What did the name Auschwitz mean to the occupants of the cattle car in Chapter 2?
(a) Nothing.
(b) A vacation.
(c) A person's name.
(d) Death.

4. In Chapter 1, what did Wiesel like about Moishe?
(a) His vast knowledge.
(b) The way he carried himself.
(c) His wide, dreamy eyes.
(d) His manner of speaking.

5. What did the SS officer do the prisoners in Chapter 3 the day after arriving at Auschwitz?
(a) Branded them with numbers.
(b) The SS officers made them watch the crematorium.
(c) Forced them to march five miles.
(d) Withheld their food and water.

6. What did Madame Schachter do after the confrontation with the men on the train?
(a) She became eerily quiet.
(b) She finally calmed down.
(c) She became extremely violent.
(d) She continued to be hysterical.

7. In Chapter 4, when Wiesel was asked to report to the dentist, where was he coming from?
(a) His block.
(b) The shower.
(c) The kitchen.
(d) Work.

8. 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 the experience was just a dream, and that they would awaken soon.
(c) That Wiesel's mother and Tzipora were in a labor camp, not dead.
(d) That they were not frightened.

9. What did some of the young do in Chapter 2 under the cover of darkness?
(a) Comfort one another.
(b) Caress one another.
(c) Hug one another.
(d) Sit on one another's laps.

10. At the end of Chapter 3, how long had it taken for the prisoners to arrive at Buna?
(a) Five hours.
(b) Two hours.
(c) Three hours.
(d) Four hours.

11. How did Madame Schachter react when the train began moving again in Chapter 2?
(a) She became unconscious from her illness.
(b) She began to scream again.
(c) She fell asleep.
(d) She sat quietly in a corner of the train car.

12. As the train trip continued, what did Madame Schachter scream about in Chapter 2?
(a) She screamed about fire, flames, and a furnace.
(b) She continued to complain that she was ill.
(c) She worried that the train would derail.
(d) She screamed for more food and water.

13. How many words were spoken as the prisoners leave the train in Chapter 3?
(a) Two.
(b) Eight.
(c) Five.
(d) Ten.

14. In Chapter 3, who was the first person to fall to the ground?
(a) An old man.
(b) A young girl.
(c) A young boy.
(d) An old woman.

15. How did the people of Sighet view the needy?
(a) They did not particularly like them.
(b) They respected them.
(c) They hated them.
(d) They were compassionate toward them.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Moshe tell Weisel he escaped the Gestapo in 1944?

2. What did Wiesel's family do while living in their house in the ghetto?

3. What profession did Wiesel claim in Chapter 3?

4. What did the dentist find in Elie's mouth in Chapter 4?

5. At the beginning of Chapter 4, who did Wiesel see wandering between the blocks?

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