4.4.3 - First Read- Night- Chapter 3 Excerpt

4.4.3: First Read
Night (Ch. 3) Excerpt

By Amy Keller

Multiple Choice

What award did Elie Wiesel receive in 1986?

• Congressional Gold Medal

• 
  Presidential Medal of Freedom

• Nobel Peace Prize

• 
  United Nations Messenger of Peace

Labelling

Match each word with the image that best fits.

Drag labels to their correct position on the image

Crematoria

SS Officer

tumult

notorious

Chapter 3 Excerpt

As we read the excerpt from Night, pay attention to...

1. Point of View

2. Word Choice

3. Theme

4. Motif

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Multiple Choice

In this excerpt from chapter 3 of Night, Elie uses words like:

TUMULT, STUNNED, PETRIFIED, TERRIBLY, WEEPING

The connotations of these words create a ________ mood for the reader.

• uneasy

  
  

• confusing

  
  

• nightmarish

  
  

• questionable

  
  

Multiple Choice

The repeated images of fire, smoke, desperation, and loss of faith are considered __________________ in chapter 3 of Night.

• motif

  
  

• theme

  
  

• connotation

  
  

• denotation

  
  

Multiple Choice

The repeated images of fire, smoke, desperation, and loss of faith help to create which THEME in the story?

• Self-reliance is the key to survival in difficult times.

  
  

• Cruelty and the destruction of innocence can challenge a person's faith.

  
  

• The power of hope can overcome any challenge.

• Unity and collective action always lead to victory over oppression.

Multiple Choice

Open the image to reread the passage from the text.

What can you infer about the Nazi's intentions based on the dialogue between Elie and the other prisoner?

• They wanted to provide equal opportunities for all prisoners

  
  

• They wanted to ensure only the strongest survived

  
  

• They wanted to show compassion towards the weak

  
  

• They wanted to maintain order and discipline

  
  

Multiple Choice

In chapter 3, how does Elie react when the other prisoners begin reciting the Kaddish (the Jewish prayer for the dead)?

• confused

• disheartened

• angry

• calm

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Open Ended

Elie said, "I believe firmly and profoundly that anyone who listens to a witness becomes a witness, so those who hear us, those who read us, those who learn something from us - they will continue to bear witness for us. Until now they are doing it with us; at a certain point in time, they will do it for all of us."

What do you believe Elie meant by this?