Review of Night by Elie Wiesel

What is the text structure of "Night"?

• Problem & Solution
• Cause & Effect
• Chronological
• Description

“Suddenly, the sirens began to scream.” 
What type of figurative language is this example?

• personification
• metaphor
• simile
• hyperbole

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Which sentence could be a main idea of "Night"?

• The Nazis imprisoned many European Jews, making them do harsh work and labor.
• Elie is destroyed by the treatment he receives in the Holocaust.
• The Jews were brutally treated and killed in Europe during the Holocaust.
• Elie overcomes the struggles of being a prisoner in the Holocaust.

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

Which would be the most important detail to include in a summary of "Night"?

• Elie almost lost his foot at Auschwitz.
• Elie was a Hungarian Jew who was imprisoned during the Holocaust.
• Moishe the Beadle tried to warn the Jews of Sighet.
• Dr. Mengele chose who would live and who would die at camp.

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

From what point of view is "Night" told?

• Third person
• First person
• Third person, omniscient
• Second person

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CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

“I fought my way to the coffee cauldron like a wild beast.” What two items are being compared in this simile?

• The concentration camp and a wild jungle
• The wild beast and the cauldron
• The cauldron and Elie
• Elie and a wild beast

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Which characteristic best shows that "Night" is a work of nonfiction?

• It is written in paragraphs and sentences.

• It is about a time in history.

• It chronicles a real person's life.

• It has plot events that lead to a climax.

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CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

Based on the outcome of "Night" what inference can we make about Elie?

• He is angry and vengeful.
• He is strong and determined.
• He is weak and insolent.
• He is gentle and unchanged.

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CCSS.RL.11-12.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

On the march, Elie says, “The road was endless." Why type of figurative language is this example?

• foreshadowing
• metaphor
• personification
• hyperbole

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

“The snow seemed to me like a very soft, very warm carpet.” Why does Elie make this comparison?

• To emphasize his exhaustion and desire to lay down and rest in the snow.
• To demonstrate how warm the weather was in spite of the snow.
• To show how many people fell asleep in the snow.
• To draw attention to his hurt foot that only feels better in the cold snow.

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.1

CCSS.RI.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.2