"Night" by Elie Wiesel

Immediately after the Jews were unloaded from the train, what do the German officers do?

• They lined them up in rows

• They asked what city they were from

• They separated the men, children and women

• They asked their profession

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The men then marched before Dr. Josef Mengele. What did he do? What was his purpose?

• Mengele asked their age, health and profession, to sort out the young weak and useless.

• Mengele asked their age, health and profession to send them to the crematorium

• Mengele asked their age, health and profession to get to know them

• Mengele asked their age, health and profession to send them to the camps

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What did another prisoner say would happen to Elie's group?

• They were heading to the camps

• They would be burned in the crematorium

• They were going back on the train

• They were heading to the barracks

When some of the younger men wanted to rush the guards, even if they died in the effort, what did the older people counsel?

• That they were crazy

• That they would be killed

• That they were headed to the crematorium

• Don't give up hope

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What did Elie witness while he was standing in line?

• Dogs being beaten

• Babies thrown into the flames

• His friends sent to the barracks

• His father being scolded by an officer

What was his reaction to what he saw?

• deep sadness.

• anger.

• disbelief, numbness.

• fear.

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One way an author has to effectively emphasize a point is through selective repetition of a word or phrase. What phrase does Elie use?

• Never shall I forget...

• This is madness!

• How will I escape?

• I must make it out alive.

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List the things that Wiesel says he shall never forget.

• Riding the train.

• Seeing other people that he knew.

• First night, smoke, children, faces, and flames.

• Dr. Mengele.

Elie and his father are spared from the flames. What happened to then next in the course of their processing at Auschwitz?

• Stripped, shaved, then gave prisoners clothing.

• They were separated into different camps.

• They were sent to the barracks.

• They were not spared, they were killed after being sent to the crematorium.

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This marked the end of Elie's first night at Auschwitz. What natural sign marked the beginning of the next day?

• The morning star, the rising sun.

• The rising sun, morning alarm.

• The roosters crowing in the distance.

• The sounds of loud sirens.