Night Part I

The main character of Night is named:

• Elie

• Eliezer

• Ellie

• Elijah

How old is Eliezer at the start of the novel?

• 14

• 13

• 12

• 11

Eliezer and his family are ____________. His father is well-respected in this community.

• Jewish

• Christian

• Atheist

• Muslim

Eliezer's family lives in Sighet, Transylvania. This territory was under the control of _______________ at the time.

• Romania

• Hungary

• Germany

• The Soviet Union

Answer explanation

Sighet was part of Romania after WWI, but it was under Hungarian control from 1940-1944. At the start of chapter one, it is 1941, so Eliezer's home is currently under Hungarian control.

What happens to Moché after he is forced away by the Hungarian police?

• He is killed by the Gestapo and dies in Poland

• He survives the Gestapo and returns to warn the people of Sighet of the horrors he witnessed

TRUE OR FALSE: The Jews in Sighet are terrified after hearing Moshé's story and scramble to avoid being forced out of their homes and/or potentially killed.

• TRUE

• FALSE

How does Moshé's relationship with his faith change after he returns from Poland?

• He remains true to his faith and holds onto his beliefs and practices as he did before

• He is becoming skeptical of his faith and questions his Jewish beliefs

• He no longer speaks of God or the cabbala at all; it appears that he has lost his faith

What reason does Eliezer's father give for not wanting to sell his business and move to Palestine?

• He is too old to start a new life

• He does not think the Germans pose a real threat to their family

• He does not have the money for them to relocate

• He wouldn't be able to reopen his business in Palestine

“The yellow star? So what? It's not lethal…” is an example of which type of irony (Wiesel 11)?

• Verbal

• Situational

• Dramatic

Answer explanation

This is an example of dramatic irony because the audience knows that while the stars are harmless at this point in the Holocaust, the Jews will soon be relocated to concentration camps where they will most likely be killed.

By the end of chapter one, Eliezer is...

• In a cattle car on the way to an unknown location

• Still in his original home

• In his relocated home in the second, smaller ghetto