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CHAPTER 03

__ 1. Elie says he and the other Jewish townspeople left their beloved objects in the wagon after they disembarked
from the train. What else did he say they left?
A. Their clothes B. Their Torah C. Their illusions D. Their papers and pens

__ 2. What was the first lie that Elie and his father were advised to tell?
A. Their ages B. Their religion C. Their weight D. Their professions

__ 3. What did Elie tell Dr. Mengele when he asked him his profession?
A. He was a farmer. B. A student C. A clerk D. A gamer

__ 4. Numerous anonymous inmates are quoted to establish the terrible ordeal facing Elie and his father. Which
quotation below contains an allusion to Greek mythology? An allusion is a reference to another literary work.
A. “Let the world learn about the existence of Auschwitz. Let everybody find out about it while they still have a
chance to escape.”
B. “We mustn’t give up hope, even now as the sword hangs over our heads. So taught our sages…”
C. “What do you think, that we came here of our own free will?”
D. “The world? The world is not interested in us. Today, everything is possible, even the crematoria…”

__ 5. How does the passage begin that we discussed in class was written to imitate Hebrew poetry? It resembles the
poetry found in the book of Psalms and the Prophets, and it uses repetition to stir emotion.
A. “Jews! Hear me!”
B. “To the barber!”
C. “The Torah tells us…”
D. “Never shall I forget…”
__ 6. When the SS officers “wandered through the room, looking for strong men,” what did Elie Wiesel’s father advise?
 A. Appear strong B. Appear sick C. Remain inconspicuous D. Appear deaf and mute

__ 7. How did Elie and the others get their clothes?

A. They were assigned with their bunks.
B. They were given to them after they disembarked from the train.
C. They were given their clothes after having their heads shaved.
D. Their clothes were thrown to them as they ran.

__ 8. Which quotation below contains a trope?

A. “How long had we been standing in the freezing wind?”
B. “My soul had been invaded—and devoured—by a black flame.”
C. “Not far from us, prisoners were at work. Some were digging holes, others were carrying sand.”
D. “A barrel of foul-smelling liquid stood by the door. Disinfection. Everybody soaked in it.”

__ 9. Which quotation below contains an allusion to the Torah (Exodus)?

A. “There was no floor. A roof and four walls. Our feet sank into the mud.”
B. “An SS officer had come in and, with him, the smell of the Angel of Death. We stared at his fleshy lips.”
C. “”The inscription: WARNING! DANGER OF DEATH! Wat irony. Was there here a single place where one was
not in danger of death?”
D. “Those were the first human words.”

__ 10. Why did Elie refuse to eat his ration of soup at first even though he was “terribly hungry”?
A. He was still a spoiled child.
B. He was so afraid that he thought he might vomit.
C. He knew his father needed the soup more.
D. It had pork in it, and he was still a devout Jew.

__ 11. Who said, “The only thing that keeps me alive is to know that Reizel and the little ones are still alive. Were it not
for them, I would give up.”?
A. Elie B. Elie’s father C. Akiba Drumer D. Stein

__ 12. Who said, “What a shame, a shame that you did not go with your mother…I saw many children your age go with
their mother…?
A. Elie B. Elie’s father C. Akiba Drumer D. Stein

__ 13. Who said, “Yes, my mother did hear from them. Reizel is fine. So are the children…?
A. Elie B. Elie’s father C. Akiba Drumer D. Stein

__ 14. Who said, “God is testing us. He wants to see whether we are capable of overcoming our base instincts, of killing
the Satan within ourselves. We have no right to despair. And if He punishes us mercilessly, it is a sign that He loves
us that much more…”?
A. Elie B. Elie’s father C. Akiba Drumer D. Stein

CHAPTER 4
__15. What was the bit of good luck that Elie and his father experienced?
A. He knew all the men in the block.
B. The food was more plentiful and better in the block.
C. Elie Wiesel and his father were allowed to stay together.
D. The Kommando gave Elie Wiesel and his father choices instead of commands.

__ 16. What did the German tent leader want Elie to give him in trade, but Elie refused?
A. His gold tooth B. His butter C. His shoes D. His bread

__ 17. Who discovered a verse in the Bible “which, translated into numbers, made it possible for him to predict
 Redemption in the weeks to come”?
A. Yossi B. Tibi C. Akiba Drumer D. Stein

__ 18. What is “A-7713”?

A. The block number burned into the entrance door.
B. The cell number painted on a sign.
C. Elie’s father’s number tattooed on his arm.
D. Elie’s number tattooed on his arm.

__ 19. How did Elie avoid having his gold tooth pulled out?
A. He painted it white with the paint the prisoners were using for the barracks.
B. He pretended to be sick.
C. He waited until the dentist was hanged for using the gold for his own benefit.
D. He quit opening his mouth in front of people.

__ 20. Who said “Bite your lips, little brother…Don’t cry. Keep your anger, your hate, for another day, for later. The day
will come but not now…Wait. Clench your teeth and wait…?
A. Elie B. A French girl C. Franek D. A young boy from Warsaw

__ 21. Who said, “Long live liberty! My curse on Germany! My curse! My—”
A. Elie B. A French girl C. Franek D. A young boy from Warsaw

__ 22. Who said, “If you don’t give me your crown, it will cost you much more!”
A. Elie B. A French girl C. Franek D. A young boy from Warsaw

__ 23. Who said, “Madame, don’t you recognize me?”

A. Elie B. A French girl C. Franek D. A young boy from Warsaw

__ 24. What happened in this chapter that gave the prisoners hope?
A. The Allies were bombing factories.
B. New Kommandos were put in charge who were Jewish.
C. They were given meat in that soup that was not pork.
D. The Germans allowed them to receive letters from home.

__ 25. How did the Germans attempt to lure the prisoners into getting shot?
A. They moved them away from the center of the camp and dumped a bunch of letters onto the ground.
B. They moved them away from the center of the camp and set two cauldrons of hot soup onto the ground.
C. They moved them away from the center of the camp and stacked food rations onto the ground.
D. They moved them away from the center of the camp and stacked bags of money onto the ground.