Night Chapters 2&3

Why did no one try and escape the cattle car and make a run for it?

• All the other people would be shot if they escaped

• They were traveling over water and would drown

• It was to dangerous to jump from he cars

• The S.S. officers would beat them if they escaped

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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

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

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

How many people are herded into each train?

• 20

• 40

• 60

• 80

• 100

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.1

CCSS.RI.11-12.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

What would happen to anyone who did not turn in any valuables?

• Torture

• Imprisonment

• No food for two days

• Shot on the spot

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

On the cattle car, what does Mrs. Schachter repeatedly yell out?

• "Fire!"

• "Help!"

• "Beware!"

• "Down with the Germans!"

What do the other Jews do to try and silence Mrs. Schachter?

• Politely ask her to be quiet

• Beat her and gag her

• Give her something to eat

• Reassure her that everything will be okay

Where did the train make its final stop?

• Auschwitz, located in Germany

• Auschwitz, located in Poland

• A new ghetto in Poland

• Kaschau, on the Czechoslovakian border

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

What is the first thing that the Jews see from the train car as they pull into Birkenau?

• Barbed wire fences

• Guard dogs

• The flames and smoke from the crematorium chimney

• A bunch of prisoners on the verge of death

Which of the following inferences best supports the explanation of why one of the Jewish prisoners cursed the newcomers and asked them why they came to Auschwitz?

• The prisoner has lost his mind because he has been forced to murder so many other Jewish people.

• The prisoner can’t believe they hadn’t heard about the death camps and believes they should have killed themselves rather than come here.

• The prisoner is frustrated because more people means there will be less for food for him and his family.

• The prisoner is a Kommando, so he must remove their dead bodies after they are killed.

When the SS officer orders, "Men to the left! Women to the right!" Eliezer never sees his mother or sister again

• True

• False

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2