"Night" Chapters 1-3

What is the setting and year for the first part of the book?

• 1914-1918 Gallipoli, Ottoman Empire

• 1935-1939 Prague, Czechoslovakia

• 1942-1944 Sighet, Transylvania

• 1950-1952 Aswan, Egypt

What does Moishe the Beadle tell the people after returning from deportation?

• Foreign Jews were sent on a boat to Palestine.

• Foreign Jews were injected with some kind of "zombie" serum.

• Foreign Jews are being drafted into the Wehrmacht.

• Foreign Jews were shot and dumped into mass graves.

Answer explanation

The foreign Jews were digging their own graves.

Why was Moishe the Beadle important to Elie Wiesel?

• Moishe instructed him in the mystical arts of Kabbalah.

• Moishe inspired Elie to stay behind in Sighet instead of leaving.

• Moishe taught Elie how to read and write.

• Moishe was the only one who really understood Elie.

TRUE OR FALSE: The Germans first place the Jews of Sighet into concentration camps when they arrive.

• True

• False

Answer explanation

The camps came later; it started with the ghettos.

How did the Germans gain access Sighet?

• The Hungarian government let them in.

• The Jews willingly surrendered the town.

• The Germans controlled Sighet all along.

• The Germans flew paratroopers into the town.

One of the four edicts passed by the Germans says that all Jews must hand over their valuables under penalty of death.

• True

• False

Approximately how many people were fit into the cattle cars?

• 3-8

• 50

• 80

• 200

TRUE OR FALSE: In her vision, Madame Schächter sees rows of empty houses.

• True

• False

Answer explanation

She sees fire.

What kind of literary device are Madame Schäcter's visions?

• Allusion

• Flashback

• Foreshadowing

• Personification

Answer explanation

She keeps screaming of fire, and the other passengers eventually see the fires for themselves.

What do the passengers do when Madame Schäcter keeps screaming during the ride?

• They console her and offer her word of encouragement.

• They start screaming, too.

• They beat her mercilessly.

• They throw her off the train.