Night Test Review 2

Read the passage below, and answer the question after it.

“He was holding a conductor’s baton and was surrounded by officers. The baton was moving constantly, sometimes to the right, sometimes to the left” (31).

How does the above passage contribute to the overall mood of the novel?

• It shows what was happening in the story at the time, informing the reader about the Selection process.

• It shows a contrast between an event and something that is typically relaxing, thereby creating a surreal feeling.

• It shows Dr. Mengele directing inmates, thereby demonstrating his ability to direct an orchestra.

Read the passage below, and answer the question after it.

“What are You, my God? I thought angrily. How do You compare to this stricken mass gathered to affirm to You their faith, their anger, their defiance? What does Your grandeur mean, Master of the Universe, in the face of all this cowardice, this decay, and their misery? Why do you go on troubling these poor people’s wounded minds, their ailing bodies? Some ten thousand men had come to participate in a solemn service...” (66-67).

What two sentences from the passage best articulate the theme of questioning faith from the passage?

• What are You, my God? I thought angrily.

• How do You compare to this stricken mass gathered to affirm to You their faith, their anger, their defiance? What does Your grandeur mean, Master of the Universe, in the face of all this cowardice, this decay, and this misery?

• Why do you go on troubling these poor people’s wounded minds, their ailing bodies? Some ten thousand men had come to participate in a solemn service...

Read the passage below, and answer the question after it.

“‘Well, Father, what do we do?’ He was silent. ‘Let’s be evacuated with the others,’ I said. He didn’t answer. He was looking at my foot. ‘You think you’ll be able to walk?’ ‘Yes, I think so.’ ‘Let’s hope we won’t regret it, Eliezer’” (82).

The primary purpose of this paragraph is...

• to illustrate how Elie and his father made decisions.

• to discuss whether Elie would be able to walk.

• to foreshadow Elie’s father’s death.

Read the passage below, and answer the question after it.

“We were withered trees in the heart of the desert” (37).

The above passage compares what two items?

• trees and the desert

• hearts and the desert

• people and trees

Read the passage below, and answer the question after it.

“The three veteran prisoners, needles in hand, tattooed numbers on our left arms. I became A-7713. From then on, I had no other name” (42).

Draw inferences from the above passage about the goal of the Nazis.

• The Nazis wanted to tattoo numbers on the inmates’ left arms.

• The Nazis wanted to name the inmates.

• The Nazis wanted to dehumanize the inmates.

Read the passage below, and answer the question after it.

“I gave him what was left of my soup. But my heart was heavy. I was aware that I was doing it grudgingly” (107).

In the above passage what other word could be used to replace the underlined word and keep the same connotation?

• cautiously

• involuntarily

• foolishly

Read the passage below, and answer the question after it.

“This one had an iron gate with the overhead inscription: ARBEIT MACHT FREI. Work makes you free. Auschwitz” (40).

The above passage helps create a sense of..

• situational irony

• personification

• mood

The following is an example of irony:

• The Rabbi was always praying.

• The Rabbi was tattooed.

• The Rabbi was taken to his death in an ambulance.

• The Rabbi was provided with Kaddish.

Choose the word that could best replace the underlined word in the passage below and not change its connotative meaning.

“Suffering from dysentery, my father was prostrate on his cot, with another five sick inmates nearby” (108).

• lounging

• laying

• sitting

Choose the best sentence that uses the word Farce incorrectly.

• The farce students were driving their teachers to frustration.

• His behavior at his job was a farce.

• The presentation ended with a farce, and everyone laughed.