Night Chapter 6-7

"The night was pitch black. From time to time, a shot exploded in the darkness."(85) The primary function of these lines are to

• establish a contrasting point of view

• Further the central idea of war

• provide analysis of new characters

• create a disturbing atmosphere

How do the Nazis further dehumanize the Jews on the death march?

• They make them run incessantly and do not offer any breaks.

• They throw them coins and laugh when they fight over it

• They have them shoot each other

• They have them take cold showers upon arriving at the next place

When Elie says “the snow seemed to me like a very soft, very warm carpet,”(88) How does Elie use a simile to characterize the mentality of the Jews?

• The simile suggests the cold and dark reality of the Jews

• The simile suggests the danger and harm the Jews feel.

• The simile suggests comfort and relief from exhaustion the Jews feel

• The simile suggests the purity and beauty the Jews feel.

What is most likely the reason Rabbi Eliahou's son deserted his father?

• his father was not liked by the SS soldiers

• To increase his chances of survival

• So his father did not have to watch him die

• his father was going to die soon anyway

What central idea does Elie grasp when he infers about what Rabbi Eliahou’s son does to his father?

• Blood is thicker than water (i.e. Nothing will come between family members).

• Family will only look out for those who are kin; others will be forgotten and neglected.

• People will bond together in difficult times if and only all people can survive

• Some people need to give up family for survival of oneself.

What is Juliek's symbol of survival?

• His violin

• His spoon and knife

• His shoes

• His brother

What mood was set for chapter 6 by using imagery in the very first line: "An icy wind was blowing violently"(85)

• Relaxed

• Sympathetic

• Menacing

• Nonchalant (Calm and Casual)

Why does Wiesel refer to the people in people who throw out dead bodies from the train within quotation marks (e.g. “gravediggers”)? In other words, what does Wiesel mean with these marks?

• Wiesel emphasizes that these men are more cruel than gravediggers

• Wiesel emphasizes that these men are professional gravediggers.

• Wiesel suggests that these men aren’t real gravediggers and they aren’t digging any graves.

• Wiesel suggests that these men are spies for the Nazis, pretending to be emaciated Jews.

What was Elie's main focus of survival during the march?

• His father

• the idea of revenge upon Nazi's

• His faith

• His friends

Why does Wiesel get upset years later when a lady throws coins to children who fight over them?

• He doesn’t believe that children need to earn a living just as much as their parents do.

• He doesn’t believe that giving people charity is right; people need to earn their living.

• He doesn’t believe that people should be given money; they should receive food instead.

• He doesn’t believe it is right for people to dehumanize others for their personal entertainment.