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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 was the condition of the prisoners who took shelter in the deserted village as they traveled to the concentration camp?
(a) Tired.
(b) Comfortable.
(c) Restless.
(d) Well-fed.

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

3. 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) He found a note from his father.
(b) His father had not been selected.
(c) His father had been selected.
(d) His father's possessions were gone.

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

5. How many prisoners gathered on the eve of Rosh Hashanah in Chapter 5?
(a) Thousands.
(b) Hundreds.
(c) 900.
(d) 1,200.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. When the prisoners found out that they could have soup, what was their reaction in Chapter 8?

3. In Chapter 8, why did the prisoners feel this way about the chimney at this point in the story?

4. How did the living feel when the corpses were thrown off the train in Chapter 7?

5. What did Wisel wonder about on the morning of January 29, 1945?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Wiesel feel about Rosh Hashanah in the past?

2. How did the prisoners celebrate Rosh Hashanah in Chapter 5?

3. What advice did the Blockalteste give Wiesel regarding his father in Chapter 8?

4. What was Yom Kippur and what debate was there over the day in Chapter 5?

5. Why did Wiesel have to go to the infirmary in Chapter 5?

6. Who was Akiba Drumer and what happened to him in Chapter 5?

7. What was the general attitude of the prisoners at the beginning of Chapter 7?

8. At the end of Chapter 6, how did the prisoners quench their thirst?

9. Why would Wiesel's father not let him sleep in Chapter 6 while they sheltered in an old factory?

10. What was selection?

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