Night Excerpts Quiz

Why did the people in the cattle car decide to take turns sitting?

• Because there was plenty of space for everyone to sit down comfortably.

• Because they were instructed to do so by the German officer.

• Because lying down was not an option and there was little air.

• Because it was a rule set by the Hungarian lieutenant.

What did the German officer announce to the people in the cattle car?

• That they would be given more food if they behaved well.

• That anyone who still owned gold, silver, or watches must hand them over.

• That they were free to leave the train if they wished.

• That they would be arriving at their destination soon.

What was the consequence for anyone found to have kept any valuables?

• They would be given a second chance to hand them over.

• They would be shot on the spot.

• They would be sent to the hospital car.

• They would be separated from their families.

What happened after the German officer and the Hungarian lieutenant left the cattle car?

• The doors were opened for fresh air.

• The people in the car were given food and water.

• The doors were clanked shut and the way back was cut off.

• The train arrived at its destination.

What did the SS man command when he came towards the people with a club?

• Line up in single file!

• Men to the left! Women to the right!

• Hand over all your belongings!

• Stay where you are and do not move!

What was the narrator's age according to the inmate interrogating him?

• Fifteen

• Eighteen

• Seventeen

• Twenty

What did the narrator's father claim his age to be when questioned?

• Fifty

• Forty

• Sixty

• Thirty-five

What did the narrator see when he looked at his mother and sister for the last time?

• His sister holding his mother's hand

• His mother stroking his sister's blond hair

• His mother and sister walking away

• All of the above

What was the order given by the SS officers?

• Form ranks of tens!

• Form ranks of fives!

• Stay where you are!

• Keep moving!

What did the narrator and his father not know about Auschwitz?

• That it was a concentration camp

• That they would be separated from their family

• That they would be taken to the chimney and burned

• The rules of the camp