Excerpt from Night

What is the genre of the excerpt?

• autobiography

• memoir

• essay

• article

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

Which word best describes the mood of paragraph 2?

• joyous

• hopeful

• fearful

• sorrowful

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CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Which choice best describes the tone of the dialogue found in paragraph 3?

• nervous

• matter of fact

• defiant

• confused

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

Which paragraph best develops the idea that the people of Sighet do not believe Moishe?

• Paragraph 8

• Paragraph 9

• Paragraph 12

• Paragraph 18

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

Which element of author's craft is present in line 13?

• simile

• metaphor

• repetition

• personification

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.6

CCSS.RI.8.6

CCSS.RI.8.9

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

Why did the local Jews refuse to believe Moishe's stories?

• They thought it was possible the same could happen to them so they thought if they ignored it, nothing would happen.

• They thought he was crazy and they didn't think it would happen to them.

• They believed him but did not want to admit it.

• They thought he was trying to scare them into believing his made-up stories.

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

What craft is being used in the About the Author section of this reading?

• Simile

• Alliteration

• Foreshadowing

• Personification

Answer explanation

Foreshadowing is being used when the narrator tells of he and his family being later "taken from their home" just like the foreign Jews.

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3