Night Chapter 7 & 8 Review

What happens to Elie's father on the train?

• He dies

• He is almost thrown out of the wagon

• He fights another man for a piece of bread

• He is left behind.

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As the cattle cars full of prisoners pass through German towns, the people who see them act unsurprised and eventually throw bread into the trains to watch the men fight. What does this suggest about these townspeople?

• They are hiding their emotions and acting like they don't care

• They have seen this kind of thing before.

• They want to help but are afraid of being caught

• They don't want to alarm the prisoners

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By the end of the train journey, Elie had travelled from _______ to ______ on foot before arriving in _________.

• Auschwitz; Gliewitz; Buchenwald

• Sighet; Auschwitz; Buna

• Auschwitz; Buchenwald; Bergen-Belsen

• Auschwitz; Birkenau; Buna

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Explain who the "grave diggers" are. Why does Wiesel use quotes around a term like this?

• They are SS men who do not give the bodies a proper burial.

• They are prisoners burying the dead, but Ellie does not have a proper word for them.

• They are German guards disposing of the bodies, but not actually buring them.

• They are prisoners who throw bodies off the train, but do not actually dig graves.

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What kind of language does Wiesel use to describe the men reacting to bread thrown into the wagon? Why does Wiesel use this kind of language?

• He uses hateful language to describe how much he disliked them.

• He uses sympathetic language to show how upset he is by what happened?

• He compares the men to animals to show how inhuman they have become.

• He uses cold and emotionless language to show how little they cared.

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Elie awakens one night on the train to feel hands strangling him. What does Elie call out?

• "Father!"

• "Help me!"

• "Just let me die."

• "Get away from me!"

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What does Wisel witness happen during the fight for bread?

• A son kills his father for bread and then is killed by two other men

• Meir Katz beats another man to death over a crumb of bread

• Elie's father is beaten because he was hiding bread

• A prisoner escapes

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Why the purpose of including Meir Katz on the train?

• Meir Katz showed the brutality of the fight for bread.

• Meir Katz showed how important it was to be physically strong during the transport

• Meir Katz showed that one needed to have will to survive and be emotionally strong.

• Meir Katz showed how cruel the Germans were as he starved to death.

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How do the prisoners cooperate and support each other in the final hours on the train?

• They all stand together, encouraging each other to move and fight the cold.

• They work to remove the dead bodies that have piled up.

• They share their blankets with the sick and dying men.

• They say the kaddish, the prayer for the dead.

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As the prisoners leave the train, Meier Katz remains on-board, but is alive. Why does he stay?

• He is going to another camp.

• He is trying to escape

• He has lost the will to live.

• He cannot stand up.