Night Chapter 8 & 9 Reading Quiz

When Elie and his father arrive in Buchenwald, what does Elie scream at his father to try and convince him not to die like the others?

• "Do you want to kill me? If you die like them, I'll die too!"

• "You just want to give up? Now?"

• "Just please take a shower and stop this nonsense!"

• "They're dead! They will never wake up!"

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What thought creeps into Elie's mind that he will forever regret?

• "I don't care who lives or dies anymore. Even my father. Even me."

• "I hate my father for being so weak. Maybe it would be better if he died."

• "If only I didn't find my father! I could use my strength to fight for my own survival."

• "If I let myself die, it will be better for my father."

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What strange act does Elie's father do when he's sick with fever?

• He thinks they are home and Elie is a child.

• He looks at Elie without recognizing him and runs away.

• He mumbles Hebrew prayers for hours on end.

• He talks to Elie's mother and sisters as if they were with him.

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Where does Elie's father bury their family's gold and silver?

• In the backyard.

• In the cellar.

• Beneath secret trap door.

• Beneath a special tree.

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What did one of the doctors do to the patients in Buchenwald?

• Cover them with extra blankets.

• Beat them because he couldn't stand the sight of them.

• Yell at them that they were lazy good for nothings.

• Give them extra rations of soup.

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Why do other sick patients beat Elie's father and steal his bread?

• Elie refuses to give extra rations to these patients, so they take it out on his father.

• They do that to all of the elderly - they are angry and hungry and the others are weak.

• Elie's father can't get up to go to the bathroom, so he has diarrhea all over himself and makes everything smell.

• Elie's father is constantly shouting and crying because he is delirious.

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Why does an SS officer beat Elie's father in the head?

• The SS officer says he is bored.

• Elie's father, in his fevered states, thinks the SS officer is his child.

• Elie's father cannot get out of his bed for roll call.

• Elie's father asks for water.

What are Elie's father's last words?

• Elie's name.

• Elie's mother's name.

• "Forgive me."

• "I cannot."

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Once the Nazis start evacuating the camp, they stop feeding the prisoners. How long do they force Elie and the others to starve?

• 4 days

• 6 days

• 8 days

• 10 days

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How does the book end?

• Elie searches for his family and finds his older sisters are alive.

• Elie goes back to the camps decades later and can still hear the screaming.

• Elie stares at his body - which is like a corpse - in the mirror.

• Elie walks as a free man but still feels the heaviness of imprisonment.

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