Night Chapter 1 Lesson

Night Chapter 1

Elie Wiesel

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Match

Match the following

• A poor, devout Jewish mentor, warns Jews of Nazi atrocities.

• Main character, a Jewish teenager, deeply religious and Kabbalah student.

• Respected in the Jewish community, skeptical of Kabbalah.

• Eliezer's oldest sister, helps with the family store.

Moishe the Beadle

Eliezer

Eliezer's father

Hilda

• Moishe the Beadle

• Eliezer

• Eliezer's father

• Hilda

Match

Match the following

• Eliezer's second sister, also works in the family business.

• Eliezer's youngest sister.

• Initially disbelieves Moishe's warnings about the Nazis.

Bea

Tzipora

Jewish community of Sighet

• Bea

• Tzipora

• Jewish community of Sighet

Reorder

Reorder the following

• 1. Moishe teaches Eliezer Kabbalah, but is deported with other foreign Jews from Sighet by Hungarians.

• 1. Germans occupy Sighet, initially polite but soon restrict Jews' rights, confining them to ghettos with some forced labor.

• 1. Notice given for liquidation of ghetto; Jews panic preparing to depart with minimal belongings, not knowing destination.

• 1. First group leaves ghetto, abandoning homes; narrator helps others depart then moves to chaotic small ghetto with remaining Jews.

• 1. On Saturday, final group crammed into cattle cars, about 80 per car, departing Sighet on journey to unknown destination.

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Multiple Choice

The primary setting of the story is .

• Sighet, Transylvania
• Budapest, Hungary
• Warsaw, Poland
• Berlin, Germany
• Paris, France

Multiple Choice

Who is Moishe the Beadle?

• A wealthy merchant
• The narrator's teacher
• A poor, religious man
• A soldier
• A political leader

Dropdown

What does Moishe the Beadle focus on teaching Elie?

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Drag and Drop

The community of Sighet initially reacts to Moishe's warnings by

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They prepare to leave

They ignore him

They report him to the authorities

They support him

They laugh at him

Multiple Choice

What significant event changes Moishe's demeanor?

• His family's wealth is lost
• He is deported and escapes
• He wins the lottery
• He moves to Budapest
• He becomes a community leader

Drag and Drop

Elie's initial interest in Jewish teachings is

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Political activism

Kabbalah and mysticism

Becoming a rabbi

Business ethics

Social justice

Multiple Choice

How does Elie's father respond to his interest in Kabbalah?

• Encourages it
• Ignores it
• Forbids it
• Promises to teach him
• Hires a tutor

Multiple Choice

How does the text describe the Jewish community's reaction to foreign Jews' deportation?

• Panic and chaos
• Immediate action to help
• Indifference and forgetting
• Public protests
• Secret meetings to plan escape

Dropdown

In the community, Elie's father plays the role of

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Multiple Choice

What effect does Moishe's experience have on his faith?

• Strengthens it
• Leads him to convert
• Causes him to question it
• Destroys it
• No effect mentioned

Multiple Choice

How does the narrative describe the ghettos?

• Luxurious and spacious
• Temporary but comfortable
• Harsh and inhumane
• Confined and segregated
• Open and welcoming

Multiple Choice

What is the community's reaction to the Hungarian police's decrees?

• Immediate compliance
• Secret rebellion
• Attempted negotiation
• Disbelief and slow response
• Evacuation plans

Multiple Choice

What does Elie dream of doing before the deportation?

• Leaving Sighet
• Studying in Budapest
• Becoming a soldier
• Finding a master to teach him more about Judaism
• Escaping to America

Multiple Choice

How does the narrator describe his feelings about the Jewish community's future?

• Hopeful and optimistic
• Uncertain but prepared
• Indifferent and detached
• Pessimistic and resigned
• Angry and rebellious

Dropdown

The literary device primarily used to describe Moishe's return is

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Discussion Question

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