Night Section 1

What news does Elie's father receive at the late-night council meeting?

• The Jews of Sighet would be killed immediately

• The Jews of Sighet would be deported to a concentration camp

• The Jews of Sighet would be deported to America

• The Jews of Sighet will be deported in the morning to an unknown destination

What is the setting at the beginning of the narrative?

• Norway, 1951

• Sighet, 1941

• England, 1931

• Berlin, 1921

After being evacuated from their original homes, where are the Jews of Sighet first sent?

• To Auschwitz/Birkenau

• To a ghetto within Sighet

• To Czechoslovakia

• To Buna

Who is the first character introduced in Night?

• Moshe the Beadle

• Adolf Hitler

• Elie Wiesel

• Elie's mother

Who does Elie first begin to hate?

• Hungarian Police
• Moishe the Beadle
• Tzipora
• Elie Wiesel
• Madam Schacter

Which line from the selection provides the best evidence that the Jews of Sighet are optimistic despite Hitler’s plan of extermination?

• Then one day they expelled all the foreign Jews for Sighet.

• The Germans were already in the town, the Fascists were already in power, the verdict had already been pronounced, yet the Jews of Sighet continued to smile.

• At that time is was still possible to obtain emigration permits for Palestine.

• We were no longer allowed to go into restaurants or cafes, to travel on the railway, to attend synagogue, to go out into the street after six o’clock.

Who is the narrator of the story?

• Moishe

• Elie Wiesel

• Elie's father

• Mrs. Kahn

What does Eliezer study against his father's wishes?

• Kaballah

• The Talmud

• Literature

• Astronomy

What is Eliezer’s oldest sister’s name?

• Bea

• Hilda

• Tzipora

• Esther

What town do Eliezer and his family come from?

• Gleiwitz

• Sighet

• Haifa

• Budapest