test review. during his first night at birkenau, elie witnessed an airplane crash saw a boy who hung...

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Test Review

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During his first night at Birkenau, Elie

Witnessed an airplane crash

Saw a boy who hung himself

Watched a man escape from a prison

Saw children burning in flames

A.

B.

C.

D.

E.

The job Elie was assigned in Buna was…

Cutting wood for the camp lumberyard

Serving food in the cafeteria

Washing clothes in the camp laundry

Working in an electrical warehouse

A.

B.

C.

D.

E.

At Gliewitz, the SS officers laughed at the men eating snow because….

The snow contained several types of poison

The officers knew where there was a water well

There was real food available in the bunks

The men were eating off each other’s backs

A.

B.

C.

D.

E.

Moshe the Beadle returned to the town of Sighet…

To find his hidden treasures

To find a good job

To retrieve his family

To warn the townspeople

A.

B.

C.

D.

E.

What advice did Stein give Elie and his father at Auschwitz?

He asked them to plan a secret escape route

He suggested giving half their food to the guards

He advised them not to eat the soup

He told them to eat all that they could

A.

B.

C.

D.

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When Elie and his father arrived at Birkenau, an SS officer….

Put the families together in clay huts.

Shot all the children

Killed all the women

Separated the men from the women

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B.

C.

D.

E.

After he saw Elie praying, Moshe the Beadle…

Discussed mathematics and history with him

Asked him how to sing Jewish songs

Showed him how to hunt for deer

Taught him the mysteries of the cabbala

A.

B.

C.

D.

E.

At Birkenau, an officer _________________ to run the furnaces.

Selected Elie’s uncle

Did not need anyone

Selected Elie’s father

Chose strong men

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B.

C.

D.

E.

Why didn’t Elie’s father agree to move to Palestine with the housekeeper?

His worst enemy lived there

He hated the climate

Elie did not want to move

He said he was too old to run away

A.

B.

C.

D.

E.

The dentist who is eventually hanged does not pull Elie’s gold tooth because Elie…

Punches him in the nose

Pulls it himself

Gives it to the foreman before the dentist has a chance to pull it

Pretends to be sick

A.

B.

C.

D.

E.

After the Hungarian police came to Sighet, Elie’s father…..

Destroyed his book of secret plans

Gathered a supply of weapons

Hid Eliezer’s dog in a shed

Buried the family’s valuables

A.

B.

C.

D.

E.

When the American planes bombed Buna…

Elie felt upset

Elie tried to escape

Elie’s father was injured

Elie was delighted

A.

B.

C.

D.

E.

In Sighet, the Jews were forced…

To farm for the German officers

To build new houses for Hungarian police

To clean the street gutters

To wear yellow stars

A.

B.

C.

D.

E.

Eliezer went to the hospital because…

He had a horrible rash

He had pneumonia

He was stabbed by a guard

His foot was swollen

A.

B.

C.

D.

E.

What did the prisoners do as soon as they were free?

They looked for their families

They traveled to America

They killed an SS officer

They ate bread

A.

B.

C.

D.

E.

In the railroad car, Madame Schachter….

Thought her baby was sick.

Accused a man of stealing her jewelry

Worried about the train crashing

Screamed about a terrible fire

A.

B.

C.

D.

E.

When his number was selected, Elie’s father…

Told Elie to try to save him

Told Elie to contact his uncle

Gave Elie some gold coins

Gave Elie a knife and spoon

A.

B.

C.

D.

E.

When arriving at Birkenau, when Dr. Mengele asked Elie his age and occupation….

He could not speak

He told the truth about his job

He started to sob

He lied about his age

A.

B.

C.

D.

E.

The dentist at Buna…

Gave secret information to the Jews

Was not really a dentist

Helped some prisoners escape

Looked for gold teeth

A.

B.

C.

D.

E.

When the train stopped at Birkenau, the Jews…

Ran to a small airport

Looked for a church steeple

Discovered an American tank

Saw a tall chimney

A.

B.

C.

D.

E.

Elie was beaten with a whip after…

He tried to protect his father from being beaten

He was caught sneaking out of the barracks

He attempted to steal food from the cafeteria

He walked in on Idek and a young Polish girl

A.

B.

C.

D.

E.

The only time Elie weeps during a hanging is when the victim is….

Elie’s younger sister

A woman

A rabbi from Elie’s village

A young boy

A.

B.

C.

D.

E.

Elie’s father and Meir Katz save Elie from being…

Shot by a guard

Thrown from the train

Beaten by a Kapo

Strangled by a prisoner

A.

B.

C.

D.

E.

When the German officer struck Elie’s father for asking where the bathrooms are, Elie

Screamed at him

Began to vomit

Attacked him

Did nothing

TRUE or FALSE?TRUE or FALSE?

After Moshe the Beadle escapes from the Germans, most people ignore his warnings.

TRUE or FALSE?TRUE or FALSE?

Soup always tastes good to Elie, even after the Oberkapo’s pipel is hanged.

TRUE or FALSE?TRUE or FALSE?

Elie’s decision not to remain in the hospital while the camp is being evacuated is a wise one.

TRUE or FALSE?TRUE or FALSE?

When entering a concentration camp, the prisoners must take showers.

TRUE or FALSE?TRUE or FALSE?

Elie lies when he tells Stein that he recently has seen Stein’s family .

TRUE or FALSE?TRUE or FALSE?

The evacuation plans for Buna include those in the hospital.

TRUE or FALSE?TRUE or FALSE?

Through the selection and the evacuation, Elie’s principal goal is not to be separated from his father.

TRUE or FALSE?TRUE or FALSE?

Dr. Mengele conducts the selection.

TRUE or FALSE?TRUE or FALSE?

Elie’s father is chosen in the selection.

TRUE or FALSE?TRUE or FALSE?

In the hospital, Elie has his foot amputated.

petrified

console

condemned

indifferent

devoid

Completely lacking

sentenced to a punishment

Stun or paralyze with terror

Soothe, comfort

Having no interest or concern

Match each vocabulary word on the left with its definition on the right

reassurance

perilous

emaciated

manacle

crucible

Container for cooking at high heat

Abnormal thinness caused by starvation or disease

Restoration of confidence

dangerous

To handcuff

ghetto

revelation

wizened

queue

bestial

Behaving like an animal

Dry, shrunken, wrinkled

A section of the city where Jews were forced to live

Making known or communicating a

divine truth

Waiting line

How old is Elie at the beginning of the book? At the end?

Elie is 12 at the beginning of the book. He is 16 at the end.

Describe Elie’s reaction to the hanging of the pipel. How did they differ from the reaction to the hanging of the adult prisoners?

Elie was upset when the pipel was hanged. When the adult prisoners

were hanged, he seemed indifferent.

When the prisoners celebrate Yom Kippur, what does Elie choose not to do? Why does he make this decision?

Elie chooses not to fast. He makes this decision because his father

asks him not to and to rebel against God.

How does Elie’s father die?

He dies of dysentery. He is also beaten by both prisoners and an officer.

How long did the train ride to Buchenwald take?

The trip to Buchenwald took 12 days.

How have Elie’s feelings about God changed since his captivity began?

In the beginning, Elie had great faith in God. He believed that everything

would be alright. As the book progressed, Elie lost faith in God

and couldn’t understand why he let these horrible things happen to the

Jews.