Night Section 1

Who is the first character introduced in Night?

• Moshe the Beadle

• Adolf Hitler

• Elie Wiesel

• Elie's mother

What town do Eliezer and his family come from?

• Gleiwitz

• Sighet

• Haifa

• Budapest

How old is Elie when the story begins?

• 11

• 12

• 13

• 16

What is Eliezer’s oldest sister’s name?

• Bea

• Hilda

• Tzipora

• Esther

Upon his return to the village, what does Moishe the Beadle try to do?

• Break into Eliezer's home

• Spy for the Nazis

• Become a Rabbi

• Warn the villagers about the Nazi threat

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After being evacuated from their original homes, where are the Jews of Sighet first sent?

• To Auschwitz/Birkenau

• To a ghetto within Sighet

• To Czechoslovakia

• To Buna

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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 a concentration camp

• The Jews of Sighet would be deported to America

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

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Why didn't people believe Moshe?

• They thought he was crazy or wanted pity.

• They knew he was a liar.

• They didn't know him well.

• They thought he'd do anything for attention.

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Which line from the selection provides the best evidence that the Jews of Sighet are optimistic despite Hitler’s plan of extermination?

• Then one day they expelled all the foreign Jews for Sighet.

• The Germans were already in the town, the Fascists were already in power, the verdict had already been pronounced, yet the Jews of Sighet continued to smile.

• At that time is was still possible to obtain emigration permits for Palestine.

• We were no longer allowed to go into restaurants or cafes, to travel on the railway, to attend synagogue, to go out into the street after six o’clock.

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True or False: Elie's mother and sisters went to Martha's village.

• True

• False

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