Night Chapter 1-3 Review

When the Jews of Sighet are moved into ghettos and forced to wear gold stars, their reaction to the situation is mainly ____________.

• terrified and cowering from the Nazi’s show of force.

• giving up on life and losing all hope for the future.

• hopeful that the war will end when the Red Army arrives soon.

• preparing to board the trains to go to the concentration camps.

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Which of the following statements best explains Eliezer’s father’s role in the Jewish community of Sighet?

• Eliezer’s father is a well known cobbler who everyone trusts to make them the best shoes.

• Eliezer’s father is a rabbi who is in charge of leading the Jewish Council that makes decisions in the ghetto.

• Eliezer’s father is a strict disciplinarian who won’t allow Eliezer to study the Kabbalah until he is thirty years old.

• Eliezer’s father is a store owner whose advice is sought out because he’s a respected leader of the Jewish community.

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How does the author mainly create suspense throughout Chapter 1?

• by describing Moishe’s experience with the German Army, which everyone in Sighet ignores

• by describing Eliezer’s relationship with Moishe and their discussions about prayer and God

• by listing the ways Moishe’s family prepared for the transport to the smaller ghetto

• by describing Eliezer’s mother’s resilience and determination to positive despite the dire situation

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Which of these inferences about Eliezer is best supported by Chapter 1?

• Eliezer is a very religious young man who wants to study the Kabbalah and believes deeply in God.

• Eliezer is a rebellious Jewish youngster who decides to spend all his time studying despite his parents’ wishes

• Eliezer is a studious young Jewish man who left Sighet to emigrate to Palestine.

• Eliezer is a Jewish rabbi who owns a store with his father and mother in the village of Sighet.

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What is most closely the central idea of Chapter 1?

• Eliezer and his family had a good, normal life before the Nazis came to Sighet and eventually forced them to leave.

• Eliezer and his family should have run away from the Germans before they were sent to the concentration camps.

• Eliezer is going to escape from the train and make his way to the United States before learning about his family’s demise.

• Eliezer and Moishe have a very special relationship because they discuss the Kabbalah and its teachings together.

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Which of the following occurrences is the best example of Wiesel’s use of foreshadowing in Chapter 2?

• the crowded train cars that are rolling towards an unknown destination

• the young couples who caress each other on the train as if no one else is there

• the selection process where some people are sent immediately to death in the crematorium

• Mrs. Schächter's repeated demands that the Jews look at terrible fire that no one can see but her

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Which of the following sentences best describes the Sonder-Kommando?

• The Sonder-Kommando were the Gypsy prisoners who were in charge of the barracks containing Jewish prisoners.

• The Sonder-Kommando were the cruelest guards who made it a sport to torture the new prisoners at Auschwitz.

• The Sonder-Kommando were Jewish prisoners who were in charge of disposing of the bodies of the Jews the Nazis murdered.

• The Sonder-Kommando were part of the Jewish Council that maintained peace and order in the ghetto and the concentration camps.

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What is the central idea of Chapters 2-3?

• Eliezer and the other Jews of Sighet endure a horrific train ride to Auschwitz where many are sent to the crematorium and the rest become prisoners in the concentration camp.

• Eliezer is disturbed by the delusional rantings of Mrs. Schächter's because they turn out to be true once they arrive at Auschwitz where his mother and sister are sent to the crematorium.

• Eliezer’s father forces him to eat the disgusting soup every night because he needs to maintain his strength in order to attempt to escape Auschwitz.

• Eliezer does not understand how his life changed so much in one week and why his whole family was sent to the crematorium and not him.

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Wiesel’s reaction to the others says the Jewish prayer for the dead adds to the development of theme mainly by ___________.

• showing that he no longer believes his God at all because of what is happening to them.

• demonstrating the change in his relationship with God from complete faith to doubt and anger

• detailing how excited Eliezer is to die so that he can finally be closer to God as he has always wanted

• listing all of the people who are praying the Kaddish because they believe that they will be killed soon.

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Which of the following inferences best supports the explanation of why one of the Jewish prisoners cursed the newcomers and asked them why they came to Auschwitz?

• The prisoner has lost his mind because he has been forced to murder so many other Jewish people.

• The prisoner can’t believe they hadn’t heard about the death camps and believes they should have killed themselves rather than come here.

• The prisoner is frustrated because more people means there will be less for food for him and his family.

• The prisoner is a Kommando, so he must remove their dead bodies after they are killed.

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