Night: Section 5: Part I

At the beginning of Section 5, all of the prisoners gather together to...

• pray

• rise up against the Nazis

• be sent to the gas chambers

• work in the crematorium

When the prisoners gather to pray, Elie...

• becomes even more angry with God.

• happily praises God's name.

• goes back to his block and refuses to participate.

• lies down and cries.

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When Elie Wiesel states that the SS officers gave them a "present" for the new year, he was being sarcastic, and he meant the SS...

• held a selection

• gave them a lot of extra food

• let some prisoners go free

• reunited prisoners with their families

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When the head of the block has certain prisoners stay in the camp instead of going to work after the first selection, he has them stay because...

• they may have to go to the gas chambers

• they may have to switch jobs

• they may be reunited with their families

• they may be set free

During the second, more precise selection, Elie's father is...

• sent to the gas chamber

• allowed to return to the barracks

• reunited with his wife and daughters

• given a new job

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Elie's "inheritance" from his dad, which he gave back, were...

• shoes

• extra food items

• a knife and spoon

• pictures

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