Night Reading Quiz: Chapters 7-9 (pp. 98-115)

What happens when German workmen throw scraps of bread in the train car?

• The Jews fight each other to the death for a few crumbs
• The starving prisoners share the food equally
• The Jews give the bread crumbs to the weakest people
• The SS decides who gets the extra ration of bread

When they arrive at Buchenwald, who was able to get out of the train car?

• The remaining prisoners who could stand
• The most feeble and sick prisoners
• The dead bodies
• Nobody

What is wrong with Elie’s father?

• He is old and weak
• He has the stomach flu
• He has hypothermia
• He has dysentery

What is Elie’s last memory of his father?

• He is has a battered skull and is near death
• He is fighting the other prisoners for his rations
• He is covered in vomit and blood
• He is resting peacefully in his bed

What was the first thing Elie did when he was liberated?

• Look for his mother and sisters
• Eat the rations
• Sleep in a warm, comfortable bed
• Seek out revenge on the SS

How did Elie feel when he saw his reflection after liberation?

• He was proud of his survival

• He was indifferent to his reflection

• He was shocked by his own appearance

• He was relieved to see himself alive

What was the reaction of the prisoners when they were finally freed?

• They were too weak to react

• They immediately sought revenge

• They were silent and in disbelief

• They celebrated with joy