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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. 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) They were completely silent.
(d) The crowd let out an audible sigh of relief.

4. In Chapter 3, who was in charge of Wiesel, his father, and the other prisoners in the prison block?
(a) Wiesel's father.
(b) An SS officer.
(c) A Polish prisoner.
(d) A German prisoner.

5. At the beginning of Chapter 4, who did Wiesel see wandering between the blocks?
(a) Young boys.
(b) SS officers.
(c) Young women.
(d) "Well-dressed" inmates.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Elie's reaction to the foreman's demand in Chapter 4?

2. Why was the dentist who did not pull Elie's tooth arrested in Chapter 4?

3. In Chapter 4, what was Wiesel's job in the camp?

4. Before the prisoners were assigned to blocks in Chapter 4, where did they wait?

5. In Chapter 2, what was the first thing the Jews swa as the train stopped before they got off?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did the Jews conserve their food on the train to the concentration camp in Chapter 2?

2. How did Moshe escape being killed when he was deported?

3. How did Weisel's attitude about food change in Chapter 3?

4. How did Moshe's experiences during the deportation change him?

5. What did the prisoners feel when they learned about the crematorium in Chapter 3?

6. At the beginning of Chapter 3, what did the Jews leave behind in the wagons?

7. In Chapter 3, what did an SS officer tell the prisoners about Auschwitz?

8. How were the people of Sighet lulled into a false sense of security by the German troops who entered Sighet in the spring of 1944?

9. What did Buna look like when Wiesel arrived in Chapter 4?

10. In Chapter 2 after arriving at the Auschwitz station, what did two men learn when they were sent to get water?

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