Night Elie Wiesel Ch3 Reading Questions

What is left on the train along with deportees' cherished items?

• Babies

• Gold watches

• Food

• Illusions of hopes

What happens to the Wiesel family when they arrive at Birkenau?

• They are kept together and taken to a factory

• They move into a dormitory together

• Elie and his father are separated from Tzipora and his mother

• They refuse to leave each other and are kept together

What does a prisoner tell the Wiesels?

• He tells Elie and Elie’s dad to lie about their ages

• He tells them to keep up hope

• He tells Elie and Tzipora that the worst is yet to come

• He tells them to remain well-nourished

While waiting in line, some of the adult men

• Acted up

• Had knives and wanted to fight back

• Joined the guards in rounding up the prisoners

• Went with their wives and children

Why do the young Jewish men with knives not attack the SS?

• They know the knives are not sharp enough

• They decide to have faith in God instead

• They are waiting for the right time

• They do not know how to use weapons

Someone began to recite…

• Polish

• Kaddish

• Persian

• Phytanic

Why isn’t Elie sure about reciting the Kaddish?

• He is losing faith in God

• The prayer is reserved for rabbis to say

• He doesn’t know the words to the prayer

• The prayer is reserved for adults to say

How is it that Elie and his father survive the first selection off the train?

• They hide

• They lie about their ages

• They pretend that they are sick

• They bribe a guard

The men were told to throw their clothes but to hold on to __________ 

• Belts and pants

• Belts and shoes

• Shirts and underwear

• Underwear and socks

First, the prisoners were sent…

• To the barber

• To the dentist

• To the physician (doctor)

• To the ovens