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Night Section 1

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who is the first character introduced in Night?

a)

Moshe the Beadle

b)

Adolf Hitler

c)

Elie Wiesel

d)

Elie's mother

2.

What town do Eliezer and his family come from?

a)

Gleiwitz

b)

Sighet

c)

Haifa

d)

Budapest

3.

How old is Elie when the story begins?

a)

11

b)

12

c)

13

d)

16

4.

What is Eliezer’s oldest sister’s name?

a)

Bea

b)

Hilda

c)

Tzipora

d)

Esther

5.

Upon his return to the village, what does Moishe the Beadle try to do?

a)

Break into Eliezer's home

b)

Spy for the Nazis

c)

Become a Rabbi

d)

Warn the villagers about the Nazi threat

6.

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

a)

To Auschwitz/Birkenau

b)

To a ghetto within Sighet

c)

To Czechoslovakia

d)

To Buna

7.

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

a)

The Jews of Sighet would be killed immediately

b)

The Jews of Sighet would be deported to a concentration camp

c)

The Jews of Sighet would be deported to America

d)

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

8.

Why didn't people believe Moshe?

a)

They thought he was crazy or wanted pity.

b)

They knew he was a liar.

c)

They didn't know him well.

d)

They thought he'd do anything for attention.

9.

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

a)

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

b)

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.

c)

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

d)

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.

10.

True or False: Elie's mother and sisters went to Martha's village.

a)

True

b)

False