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.

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.

Who examined the prisoners during selection?

• The Kapo

• The SS

• Dr. Mengele

• The doctor from the infirmary.

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.

 

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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