Night Chapter 8-9 Reading Check

When Elie wakes up after his first night in Buchenwald, he can't find his father. His next thought, for a second, is:

• It'd be nice to not find him. It'd be nice if he were relieved from this responsibility.

• His dad must have died in the middle of the night.

• His dad is probably working and will be back soon.

Later on in the barracks, why was Elie’s father being beaten by other prisoners?

• He had stolen another man's bread for his son.

• He did not get up fast enough from bed because he was sick.

• He was not strong enough to go outside to the bathroom.

• He got into an argument with one of the Nazi soldiers.

What advice regarding his father does the Blockalteste give to Elie regarding Elie's food rations?

• "Family is most important."

• "Have hope and time will pass quickly."

• "Give your father your rations."

• "You cannot think of others, including your father."

What disease is Elie's dad dying from?

• Typhus

• Tuberculosis

• Dysentery

• Pneumonia

What was Elie's father's last words?

• "Free at last."

• "Eliezer."

• "Goodbye."

• "I'm burning up."

What happened on the morning of January 29, 1945?

• The camp was liberated by the Americans

• Wiesel believed his father was dead

• Wiesel saw his father taken to the crematory

• The prisoners were evacuated again

What does Elie think when he realizes his father has died?

• Free at last!

• He doesn't think but he cries a lot.

• He is angry he didn't try harder to save him.

• He asks God "why" his father had to be taken too.

What happened after the SS men fled the camp?

• The prisoners ran for their lives.

• The prisoners raided the kitchens to find food.

• Many prisoners ran after the SS for revenge.

• The American tanks came in and took over the camp.

What was the first act of the "free men"? 

• Eat
• Sleep
• Laugh
• Pray

When Elie sees himself in the mirror for the first time in a year after liberation, what does he see in the mirror?

• himself as a young boy

• his father's eyes

• a corpse

• all the dead of Buchenwald