Checking for Understanding: Night Parts 1-2

What happens to the foreign Jews who were taken out of Sighet?

• They were deported back to their homelands.

• They were made to dig their own graves and then they were shot and killed.

• They were taken to a concentration camp.

• They were arrested by the Gestapo.

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When Moishe the Beadle returns to Sighet to warn people of his experience, what did he report that the Gestapo used as target practice for the machine guns.

• Infants

• Apples

• Bottles

• Live Animals

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What did the people do when they heard the story about the Gestapo?

• They immediately went into hiding.

• They moved to another town.

• They conducted research to see if they were getting credible news.

• Nothing, they did not believe him.

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Elie believes Moishe’s story at first.

• True

• False

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How do the people of Sighet describe their first impression of the Nazis?

• Charming

• Polite

• Calm

• All of the above

What were the new edicts (laws/rules) established by the Nazis?

• Jews were prohibited from leaving homes for 3 days.

• Jews were prohibited from owning valuables.

• Jews had to wear the yellow star on their clothing.

• All of the above.

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What does Madam Schachter have a terrifying nightmare about?

• Extreme cold, snowy conditions.

• Fire.

• Separation from family.

• Starvation.

How many people were put into one cattle car?

• 80

• 18

• 800

• 8

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How do people aboard the cattle car try to get Madame Schachter to quiet down?

• They talk her into quieting down in a calm manner.

• They threaten to throw her out of the cattle car unless she stops.

• They threaten her child’s life unless she stops.

• They beat her up and tie her up.

Where did the train take them?

• Back to Sighet

• Terezin Ghetto

• Auschwitz

• Poland

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