Survival and Struggles in Transit

In Chapter 7 of 'Night' by Elie Wiesel, the narrator describes the harrowing journey in a train filled with prisoners. Amidst the freezing cold, the prisoners struggle with despair and the will to survive. The chapter highlights the brutality of human nature as starving men fight over crumbs of bread. The journey ends with the arrival at Buchenwald, leaving behind a trail of death and suffering.

What was the main reason people were pressed tightly against each other in the train?

• To sleep more comfortably

• To keep warm in the cold

• To avoid being seen by guards

• To share food

What did the grayish light reveal about the people in the train?

• They were eating

• They were singing

• They were piled like a cemetery

• They were all asleep

How did the narrator try to wake his father?

• By slapping and rubbing his hands

• By singing to him

• By shaking him gently

• By offering him food

What did the passengers use as a substitute for food during the journey?

• Snow

• Leaves

• Bark

• Grass

What caused a violent scramble among the men in the wagon?

• A bottle of water

• A piece of meat

• A piece of bread

• A blanket

What did the narrator compare the bread incident to?

• A market sale

• A festival

• A ship's passengers throwing coins

• A school event

What happened to the old man who had a piece of bread?

• He shared it with others

• He was attacked by his son

• He hid it successfully

• He gave it away

Who intervened when the narrator was attacked in his sleep?

• His father and a friend

• A stranger

• A guard

• His mother

What caused the narrator's father's friend to lose hope?

• The lack of food

• The cold weather

• The loss of his son

• The long journey

How many people survived the journey to Buchenwald?

• Fifty

• All of them

• Twelve

• None of them