Night Test Review

Madame Schachter's hysterical cries of "Fire! Fire!" are an example of what type of literary device?

• metaphor

• simile

• foreshadowing

Kapos were

• students of the Talmud.

• Jewish prisoners put in charge of other prisoners.

• Jewish prayers for the dead.

The phrase, "the icy wind cut us like a whip" is an example of what type of figurative language?

• simile.

• metaphor.

• paraphrase.

• personification.

The author included Moishe the Beadle in his narrative because Moishe

• influenced his thinking.

• was an example of the simple, good person who was injured.

• spread early word of the danger that was to come.

• turned out to be a martyr.

• A and C

In Sighet, Elie's parents:

• run a store

• are teachers

• print a newspaper

• work at the community center

Elie tells us that one of his greatest fears in all the camps was

• being killed in his bunk by an inmate after his gold crown.

• being sent to the crematorium while still alive.

• being separated from his father.

Elie was beaten by Idek because

• Elie would not give Idek his gold tooth.

• Elie had tried to steal soup.

• Idek caught Elie spying on him.

When Idek beat Elie's father for no reason, Elie was angry

• at himself, for not being able to help.

• at God because He was responsible for the suffering.

• at his father, for not knowing how to avoid the beating.

• at Idek, for his irrational behavior.

Elie had an operation

• to remove his gold tooth.

• to amputate his leg.

• to drain an infection on his foot.

Which of the following terms BEST describes the literary genre of Night?

• novel

• biography

• autobiography

• memoir