Key Insights into Elie Wiesel's Night

Which character in 'Night' is Elie's older sister?

• Baa

• Tpor

• Mrs. Shakar

• Bua

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CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RI.9-10.9

CCSS.RI.K.6

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

What is the Kadesh in the context of 'Night'?

• A camp

• A prayer for the dead

• A musical instrument

• A Jewish mysticism

Approximately how many Jewish people were murdered during the Holocaust?

• 8 million

• 6 million

• 10 million

• 4 million

What does the term 'systematic' imply about the Holocaust?

• It was spontaneous

• It was unorganized

• It was accidental

• It was planned

What did the red triangle symbolize in concentration camps?

• Homosexuals

• Habitual criminals

• Political prisoners

• Foreign labor

Which color triangle was used for habitual criminals in concentration camps?

• Green

• Blue

• Red

• Pink

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

What type of irony occurs when the audience knows more than the characters?

• Verbal irony

• Cosmic irony

• Situational irony

• Dramatic irony

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

What is a rhetorical question?

• A question with no answer

• A question that reveals private information

• A question with a clear answer

• A question asked by the narrator

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

What is the inciting incident in 'Night'?

• Meeting Baa

• Arrival at Auschwitz

• Ellie's father's death

• Liberation of the camps

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

What is the resolution in 'Night'?

• Ellie's father's death

• Meeting Moshi the beetle

• Ellie looking at his corpse in the mirror

• Liberation of the camps

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9