Night by Elie Wiesel: Chapter 5 Reading Quiz

What does Eliezer NOT ask of his god in this chapter?

• "What are you, my God?"
• "How do You compare to this stricken mass gathered to affirm to You their faith?"
• "Do You even exist?"
• "What does Your grandeur mean?"

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CCSS.RL.9-10.1

Throughout the chapter, Wiesel capitalizes the name God and all pronouns (You, Him, etc.) referring to his god. What does this imply?

• His translator doesn't understand capitalization rules.
• He no longer believes in God.
• He still believes in God.
• He hates God.

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CCSS.RL. 11-12.9

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

Yom Kippur is described as the Day of Atonement. Why is that ironic?

• It's a day when the Jews forgive those who sinned against them. It's ironic they should forgive the Nazis.
• It's a day when the Nazis should be nice to them, but they are not.
• It's a day when Jews are to ask forgiveness for their own sins, but they are the ones being sinned against.
• It's ironic to celebrate a joyous holiday in camp.

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CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RL. 11-12.9

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

What does Eliezer discover about God in this chapter?

• God is dead.
• God hates the Jews.
• Man is stronger than God.
• God is still there. Have faith.

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CCSS.RL.9-10.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

On page 69, Wiesel eats a piece of bread in defiance of the Yom Kippur fast. He says, "I felt a great void opening." What does that mean?

• He feels the loss of his love of and faith in God.
• He is really hungry.
• He no longer believes God exists.
• He feels guilty for eating the bread.

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CCSS.RI.9-10.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RL. 11-12.9

CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

After the selection, what do Yossi and Tibbi tell Eliezer that makes him laugh?

• His father was not chosen for selection.

• They say they were not chosen for selection.

• They tell him Franek was punished for his affair with the Polish girl.

• They say that he ran so fast, the SS could not write down his number.

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CCSS.RL.9-10.1

What does Eliezer's father leave him as an "inheritance"?

• He tells Eliezer where the valuables were buried in the cellar.
• He leaves Eliezer his gold tooth.
• He leaves Eliezer his copy of the Kabbala bible.
• He leaves Eliezer a knife and a spoon.

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CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RI.9-10.9

CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RI.K.6

What happens to Akiba Drumer?

• He becomes the camp rabbi and his father in God helps give people comfort.
• He loses faith in God and kills an SS officer.
• He loses faith in God and is chosen for the selection.
• He disappears and nobody knows what happens to him.

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CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.7

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

Why does Eliezer go to the infirmary/hospital?

• His tooth gets infected and he gets an abscess.
• His foot gets infected and begins to swell.
• He has trouble breathing and develops a bad cough.
• He goes blind.

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CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

CCSS.RL. 11-12.9

CCSS.RI.7.10

What does the coming of the Russian Army/Red Army mean to the prisoners?

• They feel the Russians will save them.

• They feel the Russians will be more cruel than the Germans.

• They know nothing about the Russians.

• They feel indifferent about the Russians.

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CCSS.RI.9-10.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.2