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NIGHT
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NOTES
1. Who narrates the story in Night?
A. Oprah Winfrey B. Elie Wiesel C. Art Spiegelman D. Vladek Spiegelman

2. Where does Elie Wiesel’s story not take place?

A. Sighet, Transylvania B. Poland C. Hungary D. Czechoslovakia

3. “Ethnic cleansing” is a euphemism for the deliberate and systematic extermination of a national,
racial, political, or cultural group. What is the word that matches the euphemism?
A. Genocide B. Insecticide C. Homicide D. Torture

4. Where was Elie Wiesel separated from his mother and sisters?
A. Sighet B. Hungary C. Poland D. Czechoslovakia

5. Where do the Jews first arrive when they enter Auschwitz?

A. Treblinka B. Birkenau C. Dachau D. Bergen-Belsen

6. What does Vladek Spiegelman have in common with Elie Wiesel?

A. They both have sons who wrote about their experiences in Poland.
B. They both owned a textile factory at some time in their lives.
C. They both survived Auschwitz.
D. They both were in an army that fought against the Germans.

7. When talking about the concentration camp, what does the word “selection” mean?
A. German troops decide who will go to the gas chambers to die and who will go to work.
B. Polish troops decide who will go to the gas chambers to die and who will go to work.
C. Jewish police will decide who will go to the gas chambers to die and who will go to work.
D. Jewish prisoners take physical exams and doctors decide who lives and who is taken to the gas chambers.

8. Who is the evil scientist who oversees the selection process?

A. Dr. Simon bar Sinister B. Dr. Phil C. Dr. Josef Mengele D. Dr. James Kildare
 PREFACE

9. Which reason below did Elie Wiesel not suggest for writing this book?
A. He wrote it, so he would not go insane.
B. He wrote it leave behind a memory to help history never repeat itself.
C. He wrote it to make a lot of money, so he could help Holocaust survivors and catch Nazis.
D. He wrote it to preserve a record of his ordeal as an adolescent.

10. What does Elie Wiesel include in his preface that is unusual?
A. Passages from an earlier edition of Night that he had cut out
B. URLs of important web sites, especially the virtual tour of the Holocaust Museum in Washington D.C.
C. The names and locations of former Nazis who are still alive
D. A selection of Yiddish prayers

11. Why didn’t Elie Wiesel go to his father when he was dying?
A. He was in a separate cell.
B. He wasn’t sure his father’s voice was the voice he heard.
C. He thought he was dreaming about his father dying.
D. He was afraid, and he did not want to be beaten.

12. What language was the original edition written in?

A. German B. Yiddish C. English D. Polish

CHAPTER 01

13. Who said, “I have been summoned to a special meeting of the council. Something must have
happened.”
A. Elie Wiesel B. Moishe C. Stern D. Elie’s father

14. Who said, “Why do you want people to believe you so much? In your place I wouldn’t care if they
believed me or not.”
A. Elie Wiesel B. Moishe C. Stern D. Elie’s father

15. Who said, “There are no Kabbalists in Sighet.”

A. Elie Wiesel B. Moishe C. Stern D. Elie’s father

16. Who said,” Jews! Listen to me! That’s all I ask of you. No money. No pity. Just listen to me.”
A. Elie Wiesel B. Moishe C. Stern D. Elie’s father

17. What was the year and basic situation of World War II in this chapter.
A. It was 1941 and the Japanese had brought the USA into the war.
B. It was June 1944. The Americans and British had succeeded in invading Normandy in France.
C. It was June 1941 and Hitler’s Panzer divisions appeared unstoppable as they swept through Russia.
D. It was 1942. The Russians are pushing the Germans out of Russia.

18. What did Elie Wiesel want to study at the beginning of the book?
A. Science B. Torah/Kabbalah C. Polish D. Russian

19. Who helped Elie with his studies?

 A. His father B. The Rabbi C. Moishe D. His mother

20. Why was Moishe sent away at first?

A. He was a foreigner.
B. He was a communist.
C. He was homeless.
D. He was a Beadle.

21. What was the extraordinary news Moishe told the town when he returned?
A. The Russians invaded Germany and blew up all transport vehicles, including those with Jews in them.
B. Germany invaded Russia and shot all the Jews who witnessed their mobilization.
C. The Sighet Jews he accompanied were carried over the border to Poland and shot in a forest.
D. The US army invaded Germany.

22. Which reason below is not why no one believed Moishe’s news?
A. He only wanted pity.
B. He was crazy.
C. He had a vivid imagination.
D. He was a known liar.

CHAPTER 02
23. What was not an option on the train?
A. Standing B. Sitting C. Lying down D. Shouting

24. Where are the Jews of Sighet first taken after the Germans arrive?
A. Concentration camp B. A ghetto C. German prison D. Hungarian prison

25. How were the Germans able to garnish the legal authority to do what they did to the Jews in Sighet?
A. The Hungarian Fascists changed the laws.
B. The Germans invaded and conquered Hungary.
C. Hungary was already an Axis power with a government taken over by Fascists who allowed the Germans to
occupy Hungary.
D. Hitler was Hungary to take over Turkey, so his army simmered there until they could invade Greece.

26. Which explanation of Madame Schachter’s visions below would not be a scientific explanation of what she saw?
A. She had visions of fire and the chimneys of Auschwitz were a coincidence.
B. She had a vision of fire, but “fire” is a motif that commonly suggests destruction is on the way.
C. People can dream or about fire when they are fearful and see visions if they are unhinged.
D. Madame Schachter saw the future because what happens tomorrow has already been determined.

27. Who said, “There are eighty of you in the car. If anyone goes missing, you will all be shot, like dogs.”
A. Madame Schachter B. A German officer C. Men in striped jackets and black pants D. “Someone”

28. Who said, “Everybody out! Leave everything inside! Hurry up!”
A. Madame Schachter B. A German officer C. Men in striped jackets and black pants D. “Someone”

29. Who said,” Jews, listen to me! I see a fire. I see flames, huge flames!”
A. Madame Schachter B. A German officer C. Men in striped jackets and black pants D. “Someone

30. Who said, “Auschwitz”?

A. Madame Schachter B. A German officer C. Men in striped jackets and black pants D. “Someone”