Night Chapters 3-4

What were the first instructions shouted at Elie and his family as they got off the train at Auschwitz?

• "Go back home!"

• "Good evening!"

• "Men to the left! Women to the right!"

• "What is your name?"

Upon their arrival to Auschwitz, one of the inmates gives Elie and his father some advice. What is this advice?

• The inmate tells them to kill the SS officers.

• The inmate tells them to lie about their ages.

• The inmate asks where they are from.

• The inmate was their neighbor back in Sighet.

After Elie and his father pass Dr. Mengele, they witness the burning of children and babies in a nearby ditch. What effect does this have on Elie? (Select the 2 answers that apply)

• It makes Elie want to run into the electrified barbed wire surrounding the camp. This would lead to a faster death than fire.

• Elie leaves his father to join his mother's side.

• Elie begins to question his faith/religion.

• Elie hurdles the perimeter fence and runs away from Auschwitz.

What does Elie witness in chapter three that he claims wouldn't have gone unpunished earlier in his life?

• He sees his mom taken to the crematorium.

• He witnessed one of his sisters being killed.

• He watched infants being disposed of in the fire pits.

• He witnessed his father being struck to the ground.

Why did Elie lie to Stein, the man his father didn't recognize as a relative?

• He hated Stein.

• Elie knew his father hated Stein, so he lied to him.

• Stein's wife was Elie's least favorite teacher from Sighet.

• Elie wanted to give Stein hope that his family was still alive.

What is ironic about the loss of Elie's gold crown (dental work)?

• Elie finally gives up his crown, and a fortnight (two weeks) later the Pole is transferred to another camp.
• His whole life, Elie thought he had a gold crown, but it was actually silver.
• Elie was offered twenty gold coins in the beginning, but later he can only get ten coins.
• The gold crown fell out on its own.

In Chapter Four, which execution does Elie witness that he finds deeply disturbing? 

• He sees someone electrocuted.
• He is the witness to a mass killing in the gas chamber
• He sees the hanging of three people two adults and one child.
• He sees someone ran over by a train

What type of tattoo does Elie receive inside of the concentration camp?

•  He has his nickname placed on his back.
• His mother's name is tattooed onto his left arm.
• He has a religious saying tattooed onto his chest.
• He is branded with an identification number

What happened to the dentist who wanted Elie's golden tooth? 

• He went to America to make more profit
• He fell ill
• He was hanged for stealing goods
• He sold Elie's tooth

During the bombing, what did one inmate try to do that caused him to die?

• He attempted to steal soup
• He tried to escape
• He begins to scream
• He attacks an SS officer