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- 1. Multiple Choice
The traveling conditions on the train are …
Comfortable and roomy.
Decent - not perfect but not awful.
Uncomfortable, but with access to seats and provisions.
Terrible- hot and crowded with little fresh air.
- 2. Multiple Choice
What does Madame Schäcter claim to see on the train?
A water fountain.
Fire and flames.
A field gone dry and turned to dust.
Her mother
- 3. Multiple Choice
What is the train’s final destination?
Galicia
Buchenwald
Auschwitz/Birkenau
Theresienstadt
- 4. Multiple Choice
What happens to the objects they brought with them from Sighet?
They are left in the wagon.
They are retained by their owners.
They are redistributed among the group.
They are given to the townspeople.
- 5. Multiple Choice
What happens to Elie’s family when they arrive?
They are assigned a new living quarters together.
They are separated by gender only.
They are separated by age only.
The children remain together and the parents are separated.
- 6. Multiple Choice
How old are Elie and Shlomo?
15 and 50
17 and 40
18 and 52
20 and 60
- 7. Multiple Choice
What advice is given to Elie and Shlomo about their age?
Tell the truth
Lie
- 8. Multiple Choice
Who recognizes Elie and his father in Auschwitz?
The rabbi from their hometown of Sighet.
The father of one of Hilda's friends.
Their relative, Stein, from Antwerp.
One of Elie's former classmates.
- 9. Multiple Choice
Does Elie continue to pray?
Yes
No
- 10. Multiple Choice
Where does the transport arrive at the end of chapter 3?
Buchenwald
Galicia
Buna
Hamburg
- 11. Multiple Choice
How do the inmates describe Buna?
As a very good camp.
As a decent camp.
As a rough camp.
As a terrible camp.
- 12. Multiple Choice
What is the dentist looking for during the medical inspection?
General dental health.
Cavities or other dental issues in need of repair.
Gold teeth or crowns.
Silver fillings
- 13. Multiple Choice
What music were the Jewish musicians not allowed to play?
The music of Chopin.
The music of Romanian composers.
Music from home
Beethoven or any other German music.
- 14. Multiple Choice
Who are Tibi and Yossi?
Orphan brothers who befriend Elie and plan to move to Haifa if they survive the war
Elie's cousins from Sighet who bring news from home
Buna guards
Workers from the camp medical facility who become Elie's friends.
- 15. Multiple Choice
What secret is the young French-woman in the warehouse keeping?
She works for the commandant and knows how to sneak out of the camp.
She has a black market trade operation with the guards.
She is Jewish and speaks German.
She knows the fate and location of the others from Sighet.
- 16. Multiple Choice
Why is Elie whipped?
As punishment for attempting escape.
As punishment for revealing a bribery scheme in which guards participate.
As punishment for discovering the guard Idek with a girl.
As punishment for failing to finish his work.
- 17. Multiple Choice
What tactics does Franek use to persuade Elie to give him his gold crown?
Franek bribes Elie with food.
Franek bullies Elie's father.
Franek threatens Elie's friends.
Franek offers Elie access to better working conditions.
- 18. Multiple Choice
How do the prisoners feel about the air-raid?
They are afraid for their lives.
They don't really care what happens to the camp.
They are concerned that they will have to relocate.
They happy and hopeful.
- 19. Multiple Choice
The execution of the boy prisoner felt different and had a greater impact on the others for the reasons below, EXCEPT -
His death symbolized a deeper evil and caused greater despair because he was a child.
He was described as having the face of an angel, which symbolized his innocence
As part of the resistance, he bravely refused to give up information even when tortured.
The others would not receive their meal for keeping his secret
- 20. Multiple Choice
What impact does witnessing the boy’s execution have on Elie’s faith?
Elie's faith deepens.
Elie's faith remains the same.
Elie's faith weakens.
Elie loses all faith in God.
- 21. Multiple Choice
Why do the prisoners not eat the evening meal, "an especially thick soup," as soon as it is served?
It is the holiday Rosh Hashanah, and they want to wait until after prayer.
The soup has gone bad, and will make them ill.
The guards forbid them to eat their supper.
They are made to stand outside on the Appelplatz for a time first.
- 22. Multiple Choice
Which is NOT a reason why Elie chooses not to fast on Yom Kippur?
His father forbids him to fast because it is too dangerous.
He does not feel he must, as he has lost his faith in God.
He does not want to be hungry.
As an act of rebellion, a private protest against God's silence.
- 23. Multiple Choice
How does Elie recognize the "notorious" Dr. Mengele, who is presiding over the selections?
He is the same doctor who received them in Birkenau.
He is the same doctor who was supposed to remove Elie's gold crown.
He is a doctor from Elie's hometown.
He is the doctor who treated one of Elie's bunkmates.
- 24. Multiple Choice
What is the outcome of the first selection for Elie? What is the outcome for his father?
They both pass selection.
They both fail selection.
Only Shlomo passes selection.
Elie passes, and Shlomo thinks he passes.
- 25. Multiple Choice
What does Elie's father give him before the second selection?
His spoon and knife
The rest of his rations
A crust of bread he has been saving
His shoes
- 26. Multiple Choice
What request did Akiba Drumer make of the others?
He asks them to help him to hide.
He asks them to say the Kaddish for him.
He asks them to be strong.
He asks them to help him prepare for the selection.
- 27. Multiple Choice
Why does Elie go to the hospital?
He becomes ill from poor water quality.
His foot is injured and he is unable to stand on it.
He developed an infection from a cut.
He has been assigned to work there.
- 28. Multiple Choice
What is the reason that the camp will be evacuated?
It has reached capacity and a larger camp is needed.
The allies are closing in on the camp.
The camp will be destroyed so as not to leave evidence of the crimes committed.
Labor is needed for a larger camp
- 29. Multiple Choice
When presented with the choice to evacuate or remain at Buna, what do Elie and Shlomo decide?
They decide to stay.
They decide to hide.
They decide to evacuate.
They decide to go to the infirmary to wait.
- 30. Multiple Choice
What was the fate of those who remained at the infirmary?
They perished during the bombing as the Russian front advanced.
They lived there for several month until the end of the war.
They were liberated two days later by the Russian Army.
They managed to escape when the guards were busy closing down the camp.
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