Night Final Test Study Guide

Which of the following quotes from Night is a Metaphor?

• "We saw the barbed wire of another camp [Auschwitz]. This one has an iron gate with the overhead inscription 'Work makes you free!" (40)

• "Jews listen to me," she cried. "I see a fire! I see flames, huge flames!" (25).

• "Two cauldrons of soup...two lambs without a shepherd, free for the taking." (59)

• "They think I am mad," he whispered, and tears like drops of wax, flowed from his eyes." (7)

Answer explanation

This would be a Metaphor because two cauldrons of soup are being compared to two lambs without a shepherd.

Remember the definition of a Metaphor is: An imaginative comparison between two, unlike things in which one thing IS said to be another thing. They DO NOT use like or as.

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Which of the following quotes from Night is a Simile?

• "We were withered trees in the heart of the desert." (37)

• "The conversation lasted no more than a few seconds. It seemed like an eternity." (32)

• "Monday went by like a small summer cloud, like a dream in the first hours of dawn." (18)

• "Two cauldrons of soup...two lamps without a shepherd, free for the taking." (59)

Answer explanation

This would be a Simile because Monday going by is being compared to a small summer cloud, and like a dream in the first hours of dawn.

Remember the definition of a Simile is to compare two things using like or as.

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Which of the following quotes from Night uses Irony?

• "We saw the barbed wire of another camp [Auschwitiz]. This one has an iron gate with the overhead inscription 'Work makes you free!'" (40)

• "Jews, listen to me," she cried. "I see a fire! I see flames, huge flames!" (25)

• "The conversation lasted no more than a few seconds. It seemed like an eternity." (32)

• "Monday went by like a small summer cloud, like a dream in the first hours of dawn." (18)

Answer explanation

This would be Irony because when they entered the gates of Auschwitz, work did not set them free. Many of the Jews were killed.

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Which of the following quotes from Night uses the literary device of Foreshadow?

• "This conversation lasted no more than a few seconds. It seemed like an eternity." (32)

• "Jews, listen to me," she cried. "I see a fire! I see flames, huge flames!" (2)

• "They think I am mad," he whispered, and tears like drops of wax, flowed from his eyes." (7)

• "We saw the barbed wire of another camp [Aushwitz]. This one had an iron gate with the overhead inscription 'Work makes you free!'" (40)

Answer explanation

This would be Foreshadow because Madame Schächter was screaming this on the cattle car when they were on their way to Auschwitz. When they arrive they see chimneys with huge flames and smoke coming out of them from the Crematoriums.

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Which of the following quotes from Night is an example of Hyperbole?

• "Monday went by like a small summer cloud, like a dream in the first hours of dawn." (18)

• "They think I am mad," he whispered, and tears like drops of wax, flowed from his eyes. (7)

• "We were withered trees in the heart of the desert." (37)

• "This conversation lasted no more than a few seconds. It seemed like an eternity." (32)

Answer explanation

This would be an example of Hyperbole because the conversation did not really last for an eternity. This is an over-exaggeration to make a dramatic point.

Remember the definition for Hyperbole is an extreme exaggeration used for dramatic or comedic effect.

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Which of the following quotes from Night is a Simile?

• "Two cauldrons of soup... two lambs without a shepherd, free for the taking." (59)

• "They think I am mad," he whispered, and tears like drops of wax, flowed from his eyes. (7)

• "We were withered trees in the heart of the desert." (37)

• "This conversation lasted no more than a few seconds. It seemed like an eternity." (32)

Answer explanation

This would be an example of a Simile because Moishe Beadle is comparing the tears he is shedding to those of drops of wax that were flowing from his eyes.

Remember the definition for a Simile is comparing two things using like or as.

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Which of the following quotes from Night is a Metaphor?

• "Monday went by like a small summer cloud, like a dream in the first hours of dawn." (18)

• "They think I am mad," he whispered, and tears like drops of wax, flowed from his eyes. (7)

• "We were withered trees in the heart of the desert." (37)

• "This conversation lasted no more than a few seconds. It seemed like an eternity." (32)

Answer explanation

This would be an example of a Metaphor because the Jews are being compared to a withered tree in the heart of the desert because of how weak and dehydrated they are.

Remember the definition for a Metaphor is an imaginative comparison between two unlike things, in which one thing IS said to be another thing. They DO NOT use like or as.

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How was Moishe the Beadle described? Check ALL of the answers that apply,

• He worked at the Hasidic synagogue.

• He was very poor and lived humbly.

• He was Aryan, not Jewish

• Physically, he was awkward as a clown.

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What stories did Moishe the Beadle tell the people when he returned from being deported? Check ALL of the answers that apply.

• The foreign Jews were sent on a boat to Palestine.

• The foreign Jews were made to dig huge graves before the Gestapo slaughtered them,

• Babies were thrown into the air and machine gunners used them as targets.

• A young girl, Malka, had taken three days to die.

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How did the townspeople feel towards Moishe the Beadle after he returns from his escape?

• They enjoyed hearing of Moishe's travels.

• They loved Moishe and were glad he was back.

• They accepted Moishe and believed his stories.

• They felt sorry for Moishe but did not believe his stories.

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