Night Ch. 1

Why was Moshe the Beadle important to Elie Wiesel?

• Moshe taught Elie to read.

• Moshe was the only person who understood Elie's feelings.

• Moshe inspired Elie to make plans to leave Singhet and study at a university.

• Moshe became his cabbalist, or instructor in the mystical aspects of the Jewish faith.

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CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RI.9-10.9

CCSS.RI.K.6

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

What did Moshe the Beadle tell the people on his return from being deported?

• The foreign Jews were made to dig coal to fill the large furnaces.

• The foreign Jews were shot and dumped into large mass graves.

• The foreign Jews were sent on a boat to Palestine.

• The foreign Jews who had money were able to buy their freedom.

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CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RI.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.K.6

Many of the people believed Moshe's story and prepared to leave Singhet.

• True

• False

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

What was the setting and the year for the first section of the book?

• 1935 - 1939 in Prague, Czechoslovakia

• 1950 - 1952 in Palestine and Jerusalem

• 1910 - 1915 in Berlin, Germany

• 1942 - 1944 in Sighet, Transylvania

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CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RI.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.K.6

Elie's mother and sisters went to Martha's village.

• True

• False

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CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

CCSS.RL. 11-12.9

Which of the following is the first event that happened?

• Two ghettos were set up.

• The Jews had to start wearing the yellow star.

• The Germans arrested the Jewish community leaders.

• The Jewish residents were not allowed to leave their houses for three days.

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CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

What did the yellow star signify?

• The person wearing it was a Jew.

• The person wearing it was NOT a Jew.

• The person wearing it was safe from any threats.

• The person wearing it was of military importance.

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CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9