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What were the rations during the train journey?

• Bread, soup, and black coffee.

• Bread and water.

• Soup only.

• None. The prisoners survived on snow.

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Why do the “gravediggers” try to take Elie’s father?

• They have been instructed to remove the older prisoners.

• They think he is dead because he is in a deep sleep.

• They have been instructed to empty the train car.

• They want to make more room for a new group of prisoners.

What happens when a German worker throws a piece of bread into the train?

• The prisoners throw it back at him.

• One person catches it and eats it.

• There is a stampede.

• The prisoners are unable to find it.

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How many prisoners from Elie's train car survive the journey and step off the train in Buchenwald?

• 12

• 22

• 42

• 112

What is Elie's "old, familiar fear?"

• He fears hunger.

• He fears losing his father.

• He fears death.

• He fears making a mistake.

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What advice does the Blockalteste (block leader) give to Elie regarding the care of his father?

• He tells Elie to take his father to see the doctor as soon as possible.

• He tells Elie that that he must not only think of himself.

• He tells Elie to stop sharing his ration of bread and soup with his father.

• He tells Elie to abandon his father and to forget about him.

What is Elie's father's last word?

• His last word is "Help."

• His last word is "Water."

• His last word is "Sarah."

• His last word is "Eliezer."

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How is Buchenwald liberated?

• The Russian army liberates the camp.

• The British army liberates the camp.

• The camp is bombed by the allies during an air raid.

• The camp's resistance stages an uprising. Later, an American tank arrives.

What was the prisoners' "first act as free men" after the liberation of the camp?

• They ate.

• They sought revenge upon their captors.

• They began to walk home.

• They slept.

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When Elie is finally well enough to get up from his hospital bed, he sees his reflection in the mirror. How does he describe what he sees?

• He describes himself as an older version of the child who left Sighet.

• He describes himself as an old man.

• He describes himself as unrecognizable.

• He describes himself as a corpse.

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