Night Test

What town do Elie and his family come from?

• Budapest
• Gleiwitz
• Sighet

Upon his return to Sighet, what does Moshe the Beadle attempt to do?

• warn the Jews about what would happen to them
• teach Kabbalah to the young
• find his faith in Elie

On what day are Elie and his family deported from the ghetto?

• Yom Kippur
• Saturday, the day of rest
• Christmas Day

On the train to Auschwitz, what does Madam Schächter have visions of?

• burning pits of fire
• the death head of Auschwitz
• the Angel of Death

What is the Kaddish?

• a special food served at Passover
• an ancient language of the Kabbalah
• Jewish prayer for the dead

Why don’t Elie’s new shoes get taken away at Buna?

• they are covered in mud
• they are ugly
• they are not needed

What does the sign at Auschwitz say?

• “Live Free or Die”
• “Work Will Set You Free”
• “Live for Germany”

With what instrument is Elie’s gold crown removed?

• A scalpel
• Franek’s bare hands
• A rusty spoon

Why is the hanging of the pipel so emotional for the prisoners?

• The prisoners have already witnessed another hanging
• the pipel is so young and angelic looking
• They know there would be no soup that day

Why does Akiba Drumer decide to die?

• he is in too much physical pain
• he has lost his faith in God
• he is sick anyway