Night Ch. 4 Quiz

What did Elie share in common with his friends, Yossi and Tibi?

• They all lost family members in the extermination camps.

• They all knew the same Hebrew songs from childhood they liked to hum together.

• They had all wanted their parents to sell everything and move to Palestine.

• All of these

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What was ironic about the Czechoslovakian dentist who tried to take Elie’s gold crown?

• After he took Elie’s gold crown, the Nazis took his gold crown.

• His own mouth was filled with yellow, rotted teeth.

• Though he was called a dentist, he had no dental instruments.

• Though he had dental instruments, he removed Elie’s tooth with a hammer.

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Why does Elie use the metaphor of a “famished stomach” to describe himself?

• Given barely enough food to live, he is, quite literally, famished and starving.

• He no longer has an identity; he has been reduced to an empty body part.

• The Nazi’s have taken everything else away from him; all he cares about is food and survival

• All of these

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Which of the following selections best describes a theme that emerges from the exchange between Elie and the young French woman? Choose the best response.

• People are capable of showing extraordinary compassion even in the most dangerous of circumstances.

• Humanity

• The French woman gave Elie hope after he was brutally beaten.

• Sometimes it is necessary to be cruel in order to be kind.

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How does Elie feel when he sees Idek beat his father with an iron bar?

• He is filled with hatred and disgust for Idek but cannot do anything.

• He feels disgust for himself for staying silent and failing to help his father.

• He feels angry at his father for being unable to steer clear of Idek’s fury.

• He feels a desperate need to escape the camp.

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Which of the following lines from the text best support your previous response?

• “Suddenly, he exploded. The victim this time was my father.”

• “I had watched it all happening without moving. I kept silent.”

• “In fact, I thought of stealing away in order to not suffer the blows.”

• “…if I felt anger… it was not directed at the Kapo but at my father. Why couldn’t he have avoided Idek’s wrath?”

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How does Franek manipulate Elie into giving him his gold crown?

• He threatens to beat and torture Elie.

• He harasses and beats Elie’s father each day until Elie gives in.

• He takes away Elie’s bread and soup until he agrees to give up the tooth.

• He tells Elie he will see his mother and sister again if he gives up the tooth.

Which of the following lines from the text best support your response to the previous question?

• “What would you like? That I break your teeth by smashing your face?”

• “That presented Franek with the opportunity to torment [my father], and on a daily basis, thrash him savagely.”

• “What? My ration of bread so that you can have my crown?”

• “If you don’t give me your crown, it will cost you much more!”

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Why do the prisoners feel “joy” when they hear the bombs dropping around them during the air raid?

• They felt certain they would soon be freed within days by the Allies.

• They hoped for death to ease their suffering.

• They were confused about what is happening and believed they were being liberated.

• They no longer feared death and hoped for revenge upon the Nazis.

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What is the significance of the following passage from chapter 4 after the prisoners are forced to watch the hanging of the young pipel? Choose the best response below.

• Elie believes that the pipel is God and will ultimately save them.

• It is at this moment that Elie believes that God is dead; he has lost his faith.

• Elie is so distressed by the hanging, he does not know what he is actually seeing.

• Elie is so angry at God that he is trying to get the other prisoners to turn away from Him

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