Night Test

How old is Elie when his story begins?

• 12
• 13
• 14
• 15

Who is Tzipora?

• Elie's oldest sister
• Elie's mom
• Elie's little sister

At the end of Chapter 1, where is the family?

• The small ghetto
• The cattle car (train)
• The large ghetto

In which country did Elie live?

• Poland 
• Russia
• Hungary

There are three people, or warning signs, of what was to come at Auschwitz.  Who were they?

• the radio announcer, Moishe, and Elie's best friend
• Elie's mom, Madame Schacter, and Moishe the Beadle
• Moishe, a friend in the Hungarian police force, Madame Schacter

What were conditions like in the synagogue before departure?

• Unsanitary, men and women separated, and a ruined building
• Survivable, men and women were allowed to be together, and unsanitary
• Children were separated from their parents, the synagogue was fairly clean, and everyone was treated fairly

How old is Elie when he becomes a prisoner of Auschwitz?

• 15
• 12
• 16

Why is it important that his story begins before the Holocaust?

• It seemed like a good place to start.
• To provide contrast between before and after.
• To prove that Moishe the Beadle lied.

Moishe the Beadle is in the very first line of the memoir.  Why is he so significant to Elie's story?

• He is the first liar to the Jews of Sighet.
• He is the first prophet for the Jews of Sighet.
• He illustrates how a person could get carried away in their faulty memories.

Where does Elie's family go before getting on a train?

• To a family doctor
• To the small ghetto
• The large ghetto