Night-Chapters 1-2

When the Jews of Sighet are moved into ghettos and forced to wear gold stars, their reaction to the situation is mainly ____________.

• terrified and cowering from the Nazi’s show of force.

• giving up on life and losing all hope for the future.

• hopeful that the war will end when the Red Army arrives soon.

• preparing to board the trains to go to the concentration camps

How does the author mainly create suspense throughout Chapter 1?

• by describing Moishe’s experience with the German Army, which everyone in Sighet ignores

• by describing Eliezer’s relationship with Moishe and their discussions about prayer and God

• by listing the ways Moishe’s family prepared for the transport to the smaller ghetto

• by describing Eliezer’s mother’s resilience and determination to positive despite the dire situation

What is most closely the central idea of Chapter 1?

• Eliezer and his family had a good, normal life before the Nazis came to Sighet and eventually forced them to leave.

• Eliezer and his family should have run away from the Germans before they were sent to the concentration camps.

• Eliezer is going to escape from the train and make his way to the United States before learning about his family’s demise.

• Eliezer and Moishe have a very special relationship because they discuss the Kabbalah and its teachings together.

Which of the following occurrences is the best example of Wiesel’s use of foreshadowing in Chapter 2?

• the crowded train cars that are rolling towards an unknown destination

• the young couples who caress each other on the train as if no one else is there

• the selection process where some people are sent immediately to death in the crematorium

• Mrs. Schächter's repeated demands that the Jews look at the terrible fire that no one can see but her

A theme topic that is beginning to emerge in the book so far is

• overcoming hardships in life, especially losing those you love

• loving others to the point of losing your own life

• existence and what it means to survive

• inhumanity or the ability for human beings to be so cruel and evil

The best explanation for "our eyes were opened, but too late" is...

• The Jewish people overslept and got into trouble with the Nazis.

• The Jewish people knew the future was going to get much worse.

• The Jewish people saw the Nazis coming but not until it was too late to run.

• The Jewish people were required to close their eyes when traveling to the concentration camps.

What 3 lies were the Jewish Citizens told about the camps? (Choose all that apply)

• The camps had good working conditions.

• Families would not be separated

• They would get their jewelry back.

• Young will work in factories.Old + Sick will work in fields.

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What three horrors did they learn upon entering Auschwitz? (Choose all that apply)

• They saw the flame.

• Men in stripes beat them.

• They smelled burning flesh.

• They saw babies thrown into the fire.

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Madame Schachter's repetitive use of "Fire! I see fire!" is what literary device?

• Foreshadowing

• Rhyme

• Alliteration

• Irony

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How many people were crammed into each boxcar of the trains?

• 95

• 87

• 53

• 80

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