Night- Chapter 5 Review

What does this quote tell us about Elie's faith on the eve of Rosh Hashana?

"In the midst of these men assembled for prayer, I felt like an observer, a stranger."

• He is starving and unable to recognize those around him.

• Elie had forgotten how to pray.

• Elie has changed so much that he feels like an outsider in his faith.

• Elie is in a new camp and has not met anyone here yet.

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CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.2.6

Elie chose not to fast during Yom Kippur. Why did he make that decision?

• His father told him not to fast.

• He was rebelling against God. He found strength in his defiance.

• The soup was too good to resist. He knew he needed to eat to stay strong.

• The Jews decided not to observe the holiday.

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CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.5.10

Who examined the prisoners during selection?

• The Kapo

• The SS

• Dr. Mengele

• The doctor from the infirmary.

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CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.5.10

Why was Elie taken to the infirmary/hospital?

• He suffered from dysentery.

• He became sick due to the cold weather.

• His right foot began to swell.

• He had been badly beaten by an SS officer.

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CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.5.10

 

Why is the camp where Elie is being cleared out?

• The Front (Russian and American troops) was moving closer to the concentration camp.

• A nearby concentration camp needed more prisoners.

• There was no longer any food or work to be done at this camp.

• The camp became overcrowded with Jews.

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CCSS.RI.4.3

CCSS.RI.5.3

CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.RI.7.3

CCSS.RI.8.3

On page 71, Elie's father gives Elie his spoon and knife. What does this symbolize?

• The spoon and knife had no symbolic meaning.

• It is Elie's "inheritance" from his father because his father has been chosen for "selection."

• They symbolizes the importance of bread and soup and the will to survive.

• These items symbolize a connection to Elie's religion.

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CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

Wiesel's neighbor in the hospital says, "I have more faith in Hitler than in anyone else." Why does he feel this way?

• He is a Nazi who is loyal to Hitler and his plan.

• He believes that Hitler will give up and change his plans.

• He is trying to persuade Elie to no longer put his faith in God.

• He is a Jew and says Hitler has kept all his promises to the Jews, but nobody else has.

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CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.5.10

At the end of the chapter, Eliezer and his father could have stayed in camp but chose to leave. What is ironic about the decision to stay?

• They would have been killed in a Russian bombing.

• They would have been liberated by the Russian army.

• They never find out what happened to those that stayed.

• The Nazis would have killed them all.

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CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

Why does the barracks leader, the Blockalteste, make the men clean their bunks before leaving?

• He would be shot by the Nazis if they saw a dirty bunk.

• He is trying to waste time in hopes of saving the Jews.

• He wants the Russians to think that men, not animals, lived there.

• He wants to torture the men one last time.

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CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

Elie receives advice before the selection.

How did this advice work for Elie?

• He runs as fast as possible and avoids selection.

• He bribes the SS officers and avoids selection.

• He tries to sneak away and gets caught and punished.

• None of the options apply

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CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.3