Night Mood/Tone/Theme/Fig. Lang.

Match the following terms with their definitions.

• the way the reader feels

• Mood

• what the text is mostly about

• Tone

• the universal message that is being taught through the text

• Central Idea

• the way the author feels

• Theme

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

Read the passage and pick the word that BEST reflects the mood:

"We stared at the flames in the darkness. A wretched stench floated in the air. Abruptly the doors opened."

• Amused

• Creepy

• Numb

• Excited

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CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Read the passage and pick the word that BEST reflects the mood:

"Over there. Do you see the chimney over there? Do you see it? And the flames, do you see them...Over there, that's where they will take you. Over there will be your grave. You still don't understand? You sons of bitches. Don't you understand anything? You will be burned!...Turned into ashes!"

• Angry

• Enthusiastic

• Sorrowful

• Detached

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CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Read the passage and pick the word that BEST reflects the TONE:

"Blessed be God's name? Why, but why would I bless Him? Every fiber in me rebelled..."

• Grim

• Angry

• Critical

• Excited

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CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Read the passage and pick the word that BEST reflects the TONE:

"That was when I began to hate them, and my hatred remains our only link today. They were our first oppressors. They were the first faces of hell and death."

• Calm

• Resentful

• Sad

• Enthusiastic

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CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Which of the choices below is not a topic discussed in Night?

• Family

• Invention

• Faith

• Humanity

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

Match the following topics with their corresponding themes.

• Traumatic experiences can cause us to question what we believe in.

• Survival

• Tragic or horrifying events can push people to lose their humanity.

• Humanity

• Horrific events can push a person to value self-preservation above everything else.

• Faith

• Frightening experiences can force a person to grow up faster.

• Innocence

• During difficult times, it is important to have the support of someone you trust.

• Family

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

Match the following THEMES with their corresponding support quotes.

• Something was being burned there. A truck drew close and unloaded its hold: small children. Babies!

• Tragic events can push people to be less human.

• “Blessed be God’s name? Why, but why would I bless Him?..."

• Night demonstrates the horrific and cruel acts perpetrated by the Nazis against the Jews.

• You’re killing your father…I have bread…for you too…for you too…’

• Self-preservation is sometimes the most important thing.

• "Of course. But on one condition: I want to stay with my father."

• Sometimes we experience horrible events that cause us to question what we believe in.

• She received several blows to the head, blows that could have been lethal.

• During traumatic experiences we may need the support of our family.

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

Match the following plot event that best supports each topic.

• Elie wanting to stay close to his father

• Family

• the Jews on the train beating Mrs. Schachter to quiet her

• Faith

• Elie refusing to fast

• Inhumanity

• All of the Horrific Events Elie experiences

• Central Idea

• Rabbi Eliahou's son leaving him behind on the death march

• Self-preservation/

  Survival

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

Which character questions his faith a lot?

• Elie's father

• Elie

• Moishe

• Dr. Mengele

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CCSS.RL.11-12.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3