Night Chapters 8-9

At the beginning of Chapter 8 when the SS officers ordered the men to "form ranks of five," Wiesel held his father's hand. Why?

• He was afraid of losing his father
• The SS officer ordered families to stay together
• Wiesel's father could hardly stand
• Wiesel's father started crying loudly and Wiesel was trying to comfort him

Why didn't Wiesel's father eat the soup?

• The SS officers didn't feed the sick
• One of the other men slapped Wiesel's father and took his soup from him
• Wiesel's father tripped and spilled the soup
• Wiesel's father died before he had a chance to eat the soup

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

CCSS.RL. 11-12.9

What is significant about January 28, 1945?

• The war ended
• Wiesel's camp was liberated
• The last day Wiesel saw his father
• The day Wiesel was "selected" for the crematorium

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

CCSS.RL. 11-12.9

What was the first act of the "free men"? 

• Eat
• Sleep
• Laugh
• Pray

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

What did Wiesel see in the mirror?

• Himself as a young boy
• His father's eyes
• A corpse
• All the dead of Buchenwald

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

CCSS.RL. 11-12.9