Night - Chapter 3
Authored by Sheldon King
English
9th - 12th Grade
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This quiz focuses on Chapter 3 of Elie Wiesel's memoir *Night*, covering the harrowing arrival and initial experiences at Auschwitz concentration camp. Designed for grades 9-12, these questions assess students' comprehension of pivotal Holocaust narrative elements including the dehumanization process, survival strategies, and the psychological impact of witnessing atrocities. Students need strong reading comprehension skills to understand literal details like the selection process, tattooing procedures, and camp transfers, while also grasping deeper thematic concepts such as the loss of faith, moral witnessing, and the devastating separation of families. The questions require students to analyze character motivations, particularly Elie's decisions to lie about his age and occupation for survival, and his compassionate deception of Stein. Vocabulary development is addressed through context-based understanding of terms like "harangued," while critical thinking skills are exercised through questions about the psychological effects of trauma and the symbolic meaning of Wiesel's powerful imagery about flames consuming faith. Created by Sheldon King, an English teacher in the US who teaches grades 9-12. This quiz serves as an excellent formative assessment tool for monitoring student comprehension of one of the most crucial chapters in Holocaust literature. Teachers can utilize this assessment for various instructional purposes: as a reading check following chapter completion, a review activity before class discussions about dehumanization and survival, or homework to reinforce key plot points and thematic elements. The mix of factual recall and analytical thinking questions makes it particularly valuable for preparing students for deeper literary analysis and class discussions about moral witnessing and historical trauma. This assessment aligns with Common Core standards CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.9-10.1 and RL.9-10.3 for textual evidence and character analysis, while supporting CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.9-10.2 for thematic understanding of this essential Holocaust memoir.
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 mins • 1 pt
What were the first instructions shouted at Elie and his family as they got off the train at Auschwitz?
"Go back home!"
"Good evening!"
"Men to the left! Women to the right!"
"What is your name?"
Tags
CCSS.RL.9-10.1
CCSS.W.9-10.9
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 mins • 1 pt
Upon their arrival to Auschwitz, one of the inmates gives Elie and his father some advice. What is this advice?
The inmate tells them to kill the SS officers.
The inmate tells them to lie about their ages.
The inmate asks where they are from.
The inmate was their neighbor back in Sighet.
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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
3.
MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION
5 mins • 1 pt
After Elie and his father pass Dr. Mengele, they witness the burning of children and babies in a nearby ditch. What effect does this have on Elie? (Select the 2 answers that apply)
It makes Elie want to run into the electrified barbed wire surrounding the camp. This would lead to a faster death than fire.
Elie leaves his father to join his mother's side.
Elie begins to question his faith/religion.
Elie hurdles the perimeter fence and runs away from Auschwitz.
Tags
CCSS.RL.9-10.3
CCSS.RL.11-12.3
CCSS.RL.6.3
CCSS.RL.7.3
CCSS.RL.8.3
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 mins • 1 pt
While only two steps away from the pit of flames, Elie and his father were directed to make sharp left turn and head into the ______________.
cafeteria
hospital
barber shop
barracks
Tags
CCSS.RL.9-10.2
CCSS.RL.11-12.2
CCSS.RI. 9-10.1
CCSS.RI.11-12.1
CCSS.RL.8.1
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 mins • 1 pt
Once in the barracks, Elie and his father were instructed to strip off their clothes. They were only allowed to hold on to their _______________ and ______________.
hats, shoes
belts, shoes
socks, shoes
belts, socks
Tags
CCSS.RI.11-12.10
CCSS.RI.7.10
CCSS.RI.8.10
CCSS.RI.9-10.10
CCSS.RL. 11-12.9
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 mins • 1 pt
What does Elie witness in chapter three that he claims wouldn't have gone unpunished earlier in his life?
He sees his mom taken to the crematorium.
He witnessed one of his sisters being killed.
He watched infants being disposed of in the fire pits.
He witnessed his father being struck to the ground.
Tags
CCSS.RL.9-10.1
CCSS.RL.9-10.2
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 mins • 1 pt
The word 'harangued' is used in chapter 3 to describe a conversation between an SS officer and the Jewish inmates. What does 'harangued' mean?
to aggressively lecture someone.
to physically beat someone.
to aggressively praise someone.
to follow someone.
Tags
CCSS.RL.9-10.4
CCSS.RI.11-12.4
CCSS.RI.9-10.4
CCSS.RL.11-12.4
CCSS.RI.8.4
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