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

2. Where did Wiesel and the others go first in Chapter 4?
(a) Showers.
(b) Mess hall.
(c) Latrines.
(d) Work stations.

3. What interests did Moshe and Wiesel share?
(a) Discussing philosophy.
(b) Cooking.
(c) Plotting against the Gestapo.
(d) Playing board games.

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

5. What did Moshe the Beadle focus on after his deportation?
(a) He planned an uprising against the Hungarian police.
(b) He was engrossed in getting others to listen to his stories.
(c) He immersed himself in prayer.
(d) He devoted himself to helping other foreign Jews escape.

Short Answer Questions

1. After they were shown the chimney at Birkenau, what was the crowd's reaction?

2. Madame Schachter traveled with whom in Chapter 2?

3. Where did the flames appear to be coming from that the Jews saw as they exit the train at Birkenau in Chapter 2?

4. In Chapter 3, how did the man respond who is looking for news of his family after he spoke with Wiesel?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. 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?

3. What happened when the Jews walked toward the station at the end of Chapter 1?

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

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

6. What were the conditions like on the train at the beginning of Chapter 2?

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

8. What did Madame Schachter scream about shortly after the train stopped and how did that relate to what the prisoners saw when they got off the train cars?

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

10. Who was Madame Schachter?

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