Night Chapter 2 Questions

After several days of travel, what do the Jewish prisoners finally realize?

• They realize they are being treated as royalty.
• They realize they will soon be freed.
• They realize they have been on vacation.
• They realize that they are not going to stay in Hungary.

Wiesel’s description of Mrs. Schächter, “she looked like a withered tree in a field of

wheat,” is an example of what figure of speech?

• A simile, because it evokes the image of someone who is out of place, alone, old, and dying.

• Foreshadowing because it predicts what will happen later in the story.

What has happened to Mrs. Schächter, and what does she do?

• She lost her mind and on the third night, she began screaming repeatedly that she could see a terrible fire. Huge flames everywhere.

• She took it upon herself to reassure the rest of the prisoners in order to give them a glimmer of hope

• She urged everyone to surrender any gold, silver, or valuables that people might still have in their possession.

Mrs. Schächter’s hysterical screaming of “Fire! I see a fire!” is an example of foreshadowing. What do you think it is hinting at?

• It is hinting at a celebration happening soon.
• It is hinting at a new beginning for the characters.
• It is hinting at a peaceful resolution to the conflict.
• It hints at the crematoria fires at the death camp of Auschwitz.

How does Mrs. Schächter's screaming affect those in the cattle car with her?

• They are terrorized. Some even hit Mrs. Schächter to try to silence her.

• They are worried. Some even try to hold her down to comfort her.

• They are annoyed. Everyone just ignores her and let her scream.

• They are curious. Most people wonder why she can see fires everywhere.

When the Jewish prisoners are finally unloaded from the train, where are they?

• Buchenwald
• Dachau
• Treblinka
• Auschwitz