Quiz on 'Night' chapter 9 by Elie Wiesel

What was Elie Wiesel's main desire while in the children's block?

• To sleep

• To eat

• To find his mother

• To escape

What unprecedented event occurred in the camp's history?

• A mass escape

• A visit from Hitler

• A fire

• Lateness of the SS count

What did the loudspeakers order all Jews to do?

• Prepare for a roll call

• Escape the camp

• Gather in the upper plots

• Hide in their blocks

Who warned the children to return to their block?

• The SS guards

• Other prisoners

• The camp commandant

• The block elder

What decision did the underground resistance make?

• To escape the camp

• To negotiate with the SS

• To prevent the liquidation of Jews

• To surrender

What was announced during the general roll call?

• Food rations would increase

• The war had ended

• The camp would be liquidated

• A new commandant was appointed

What happened to the distribution of bread and soup after the liquidation announcement?

• It was doubled

• It increased

• It remained the same

• It stopped

Why was the evacuation postponed?

• An SS order

• A prisoner revolt

• A siren alert

• A storm

What did the prisoners eat during their extreme hunger?

• Bread and soup

• Grass and potato peels

• Meat and vegetables

• Rice and beans

What did the resistance movement do during the final evacuation?

• Negotiated with the SS

• Surrendered

• Intervened with armed resistance

• Escaped the camp