Night Sections 1 and 2

Who is the first character introduced in Night?

• Moshe the Beadle

• Adolf Hitler

• Elie Wiesel

• Elie's mother

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What town do Eliezer and his family come from?

• Gleiwitz

• Sighet

• Haifa

• Budapest

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

• True

• False

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To what did Elie compare the world?

• He compared it to a blind and deaf person.

• He compared it to a cattle car.

• He compared it to a large hole in the ground.

• He compared it to the Bible story of the Jews enslaved in Egypt.

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What did Madame Schächter see in her vision?

• She saw large open graves full of children.

• She saw the face of Hitler laughing at the entire world.

• She saw a fire--a furnace, with huge flames.

• She saw her son burning in front of her.

What sight shakes Elie's faith more than any other?

• the burning of babies and children in the crematorium

• the sights of starving Jewish people

• the slaughterhouse

• the Nazis pointing their guns at him