Night Chapters 7-9

When Elie Wiesel says in Chapter 7, "The night was growing longer.... neverending", he is...

• speaking literally
• speaking metaphorically
• speaking neither literally nor metaphorically
• both speaking literally and metaphorically

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CCSS.RL.K.3

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CCSS.RL.2.3

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What is a recurring motif (symbol) that appears the first page of Chapter 7 in the text?

• An allusion to the Jewish religious texts
• Comparing the setting to a cemetary
• The sounds of screams and death
• The mention of a strange east wind

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During the fight over the bread,

• a father killed his own son in the struggle.
• Elie retrieved the bread and shared it with his father.
• Elie tried to claim it but was struck unconscious by other Jewish prisoners.
• A son killed his father, then killed by two others.

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CCSS.RI.K.1

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CCSS.RI.1.4

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Who was Meir Katz?

• A very large man and a gardener from Buna
• A man who gave up hope and remained on the train to die
• Shlomo's friend who gave Eliezer and his father green vegetables
• All of the above

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CCSS.RL.K.6

CCSS.RI.K.6

CCSS.RI.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

What was described in Chapter 7 as "contagious"?

• Moaning and cries of distress
• Sickness among the prisoners
• Jewish prayers for help
• All of the above

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CCSS.RI.6.5

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CCSS.RI.8.5

Out of nearly 100 Jewish prisoners who were forced into Eliezer's train car, how many survived?

• 15
• 12
• 22
• 31

Where did the Jewish prisoners arrive at the end of Chapter 7?

• Buna
• Auschwitz
• Gliewitz
• Buchenwald

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CCSS.RL.K.6

CCSS.RI.K.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RI.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

At the beginning of Chapter 8 when the SS officers ordered the men to "form ranks of five," Wiesel held his father's hand. What is the PRIMARY reason for this?

• He was afraid of losing his father
• The SS officer ordered all families to stay together
• Wiesel's father could hardly stand any longer
• Wiesel's father started crying loudly and Wiesel tried to comfort him

What is significant about January 28, 1945?

• The day the war ended
• The day Wiesel's camp was liberated
• The last day Wiesel saw his father
• The day Wiesel was "selected" for the crematorium

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CCSS.RI.6.10

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CCSS.RL.2.10

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CCSS.RI.7.10

What was the very first thought of the Jews once liberated?

• To eat
• to sleep
• To laugh
• To pray

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CCSS.RL.1.10

CCSS.RL.4.10

CCSS.RI.6.10

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