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

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

3. What happened to the train on which Moshe was deported?
(a) The Gestapo ordered the Jews on Moshe's train car to unload and walk to the destination.
(b) The last few train cars derailed.
(c) The train crashed into a trestle.
(d) The train was taken over by the Gestapo in Polish territory.

4. What color was Tzipora's hair?
(a) Brown.
(b) Blonde.
(c) Red.
(d) Black.

5. At the end of Chapter 1, where did the Hungarian police send the Jews?
(a) They were ordered onto filthy trucks.
(b) They were crammed onto crowded cattle wagons.
(c) They were jammed onto packed railroad passenger cars.
(d) They were forced to walk miles to their destination.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Moshe the Beadle work?

2. In Chapter 1, what did Wiesel like about Moishe?

3. Where did Wiesel's group stay after being forced out of the ghetto?

4. Where is Sighet?

5. What was Moishe the Beadle's economic status?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did life deteriorate for the Jews after the Hungarian police arrested the Jewish community leaders during Passover?

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

3. What did the tent leader's aide want from Wiesel and what would he give in return in Chapter 4?

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

5. 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?

6. What did Weisel want to do in the spring of 1944?

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

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

9. What happened to men who appeared to be strong when the Wiesel and his father were assigned to a barracks in Chapter 3?

10. How did a young woman pass as Aryan in Chapter 4?

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