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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 7, when Wiesel awoke, what was the condition of his father?
(a) Sleeping soundly.
(b) Resting comfortably.
(c) Close to death.
(d) Sleeping restlessly.

2. After the war, what did Elie learn about the Russians coming to the camp in Chapter 5?
(a) The Russians never entered the camp.
(b) The camp authorities massacred everyone who remained in camp.
(c) The Russians liberated those in the hospital two days after the evacuation.
(d) Anyone who remained in camp was taken prisoner by the Russians.

3. What happened after the round of selection in which Wiesel's father's number was called in Chapter 5?
(a) Elie's father was selected.
(b) Elie's father was not selected.
(c) Elie's father was to be released from the camp.
(d) Elie's father began his new job in the kitchen.

4. In Chapter 7, where were the prisoners being transported to?
(a) Buchenwald.
(b) Aden.
(c) Back to Auschwitz.
(d) Bergen-Belsen.

5. In Chapter 5, what did Wiesel find when he returned from work, when he still had possession of his father's knife and spoon?
(a) His father had not been selected.
(b) His father had been selected.
(c) He found a note from his father.
(d) His father's possessions were gone.

6. In Chapter 6, why were the prisoners running as they were evacuated?
(a) They were trying to keep warm.
(b) There was a storm approaching.
(c) They were running from the Russian army.
(d) The SS officers ordered them to run.

7. What realization did Elie come to when he remembered the action performed by Rabbi Elichou's son?
(a) He had no control of his own actions.
(b) The rabbi's son was a caring, spiritual person.
(c) The rabbi's son thought he had a better chance of survival if he was separated from his father.
(d) His medical training was crucial in this situation.

8. Why did Wiesel return the knife and spoon to his father in Chapter 5?
(a) It continued the secret code between father and son.
(b) His father needed something to remind him of Elie until the result of his selection occurs.
(c) His father needed them to work in the kitchen.
(d) It reinforced the fact that his father was not selected.

9. In Chapter 5, how many crematoria work day and night?
(a) Four.
(b) Five.
(c) Six.
(d) Seven.

10. What happened to prisoners who were selected?
(a) The prisoners were required to begin their new jobs immediately.
(b) The new prisoners had to take care of the chimney.
(c) Those selected were released from camp, then shot.
(d) They were sent to the crematory.

11. What did Elie pray for regarding the actions of Rabbi Elichou's son upon remembering his actions?
(a) Elie prayed for medical skills so he could help others.
(b) Elie did not want to be like him.
(c) Elie prayed to be spiritual.
(d) Elie prayed that the son's actions would not cause the rabbi's death.

12. What did Elie struggle to do when he found himself in the deserted village?
(a) Steal a gun.
(b) Breathe.
(c) See.
(d) Hear.

13. What did the person who Elie found in a pile of bodies do as Elie fell asleep?
(a) Sang Jewish folk songs.
(b) Told stories.
(c) Prayed aloud.
(d) Played his violin.

14. In Chapter 5, how did the Rosh Hashanah service end?
(a) Seder.
(b) Psalm
(c) Shabbat.
(d) Kaddish.

15. At the beginning of Chapter 8, what was Wiesel's father's frame of mind?
(a) He was desperate for Elie to survive.
(b) He was giving up on life.
(c) He was extremely angry.
(d) He was insane.

Short Answer Questions

1. What could Wiesel do when rumors started that the Russians were approaching the camp in Chapter 5?

2. What was the workman's reaction as he watched the prisoners after he gave them the bread in Chapter 7?

3. As the prisoners took refuge in a deserted village after the evacuation, where did Elie find himself?

4. What did Elie find in the morning at the deserted village?

5. In Chapter 5, what happened when Dr. Mengele called out numbers for another round of selection?

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