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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the spring of 1944, what did the people of Sighet believe about Hitler?
(a) That he was killed or went into hiding.
(b) That he would soon be defeated.
(c) They thought his troops were turning on him.
(d) That he would conquer all of Europe.

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

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

4. How did Wiesel's father respond to the order that Jews were not allowed to keep valuables in the house?
(a) He destroyed their valuables rather that surrender them.
(b) He surrendered their valuables to the Germans.
(c) He buried their savings in the basement.
(d) He gave their savings to a relative who could safely hide them.

5. In German language, what did the French girl who witnessed the event while Elie iwa working tell him to do in Chapter 4?
(a) "Bite your lip and do not cry."
(b) "Seek immediate revenge on your attacker."
(c) "Go to the infirmary."
(d) "Cry and let your feelings out so you feel better."

6. In Chapter 2, a German officer who threatened to shoot the occupants of the cattle car compared them to what animal?
(a) Pigs.
(b) Rats.
(c) Dogs.
(d) Cattle.

7. How old was Mrs. Schachter?
(a) 50s.
(b) 40s.
(c) 30s.
(d) 20s.

8. In Chapter 2, where was the first stop the train makes?
(a) Hronov.
(b) Prague.
(c) Brno.
(d) Kaschau.

9. What were the people wearing who jumped into the wagon at the end of Chapter 2?
(a) Blue uniforms.
(b) White jackets and pants.
(c) Striped jackets and black pants.
(d) Gray uniforms.

10. Why did Wiesel lie to the man who was looking for his family in Chapter 3?
(a) He was afraid of the man.
(b) Wiesel thought he was telling the truth.
(c) He wanted to give the man hope.
(d) He was afraid the guards would for punish them for talking, so he tried to make the man leave quickly.

11. In Chapter 3, why did Wiesel get to keep his shoes at the concentration camp?
(a) They were covered with mud, so no one saw them.
(b) He needed them for his job in the camp.
(c) Because of his age.
(d) Due to an injury to his feet.

12. In Chapter 3, why did Wiesel's father ask directions to the washroom?
(a) A friend of Elie's father was ill.
(b) He needed to wash a wound.
(c) Elie's father needed to wash a blood stain from his shirt.
(d) He was ill with colic.

13. In Chapter 3, what were the prisoners forced to do in the first prison block when they arrived at Auschwitz?
(a) Shower and then shiver and wait in the cold night.
(b) Stand in formation for over an hour.
(c) Clean the entire prison block, top to bottom.
(d) Run laps.

14. What happened to Madame Schachter as a result of the train trip in Chapter 2?
(a) She went insane.
(b) She was shot by the Hungarian police.
(c) She committed suicide.
(d) She became unresponsive.

15. 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 was severely punished for speaking to Elie when he was beaten.
(b) She is actually Jewish, not French.
(c) She saw his mother and sister go to a crematory at another camp.
(d) She is a distant relative.

Short Answer Questions

1. What troubling news did the people of Sighet learn in the spring of 1944?

2. How did the people of Sighet regard Wiesel's father?

3. In Chapter 4, when Wiesel was asked to report to the dentist, where was he coming from?

4. After the Germans arrested the Jewish leaders during Passover, what were the Jews required to do?

5. How were the Jews supposed to get to the next prison block at Auschwitz?

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