"Night" Test Chapter 1-2

How old is Elie when the story begins?

• 11

• 16

• 13

• 12

What makes Elie different from most kids his age?

• He is kind to Jews.

• He worries about the war.

• He is deeply religious.

• He is smarter than most kids.

Who is the first character introduced in Night?

• Elie's mother

• Adolf Hitler

• Elie Wiesel

• Moshe the Beadle

Who tries to warn the Jews of Sighet that they are in danger of being deported?

• Elie's mother

• Moshe the Beadle

• Elie's father

• Elie

Why didn't people believe Moshe?

• They thought he was crazy or wanted pity.

• They didn't know him.

• They knew he was a liar.

• They thought he'd do anything for attention.

Why is Moshe the Beadle deported?

• He is wanted for a crime he committed.

• He is disabled.

• He is a foreign Jew.

• None of the above.

What news does Elie's father receive at the late-night council meeting?

• The Jews of Sighet would be killed immediately.

• The Jews of Sighet would be deported to America.

• The Jews of Sighet would be deported to a concentration camp.

• The Jews of Sighet will be deported in the morning to an unknown destination.

Wiesel calls the second ghetto "an open tomb." This metaphor is used to foreshadow what them?

• silence

• death

• suffering

• None of the above.

What was the first impression the Jews had of the German soldiers?

• They were vile, foreboding men.

• They were likable.

• They were similar to the Hungarian police.

• They knew the Germans were tricking them.

In what point of view is this book written?

• First person

• Third person

• Second person