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Night Chapter 3

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 1hrs 21mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What were the first instructions shouted at Elie and his family as they got off the train at Auschwitz?

a)

"Go back home!"

b)

"Good evening!"

c)

"Men to the left! Women to the right!"

d)

"What is your name?"

2.

Upon their arrival to Auschwitz, one of the inmates gives Elie and his father some advice. What is this advice?

a)

The inmate tells them to kill the SS officers.

b)

The inmate tells them to lie about their ages.

c)

The inmate asks where they are from.

d)

The inmate was their neighbor back in Sighet.

3.

After Elie and his father pass Dr. Mengele, they witness the burning of children and babies in a nearby ditch. What effect does this have on Elie? (Select the 2 answers that apply)

a)

It makes Elie want to run into the electrified barbed wire surrounding the camp. This would lead to a faster death than fire.

b)

Elie leaves his father to join his mother's side.

c)

Elie begins to question his faith/religion.

d)

Elie hurdles the perimeter fence and runs away from Auschwitz.

4.

While only two steps away from the pit of flames, Elie and his father were directed to make sharp left turn and head into the ______________.

a)

cafeteria

b)

hospital

c)

barber shop

d)

barracks

5.

Once in the barracks, Elie and his father were instructed to strip off their clothes. They were only allowed to hold on to their _______________ and ______________.

a)

hats, shoes

b)

belts, shoes

c)

socks, shoes

d)

belts, socks

6.

What does Elie witness in chapter three that he claims wouldn't have gone unpunished earlier in his life?

a)

He sees his mom taken to the crematorium.

b)

He witnessed one of his sisters being killed.

c)

He watched infants being disposed of in the fire pits.

d)

He witnessed his father being struck to the ground.

7.

The word 'harangued' is used in chapter 3 to describe a conversation between an SS officer and the Jewish inmates. What does 'harangued' mean?

a)

to aggressively lecture someone.

b)

to physically beat someone.

c)

to aggressively praise someone.

d)

to follow someone.

8.

Each prisoner was assigned a number and had it tattooed on their arms. Elie was A-7713. Who tattooed the new prisoners as they arrived at the camp?

a)

The SS officers tattooed the inmates.

b)

Citizens from the nearest German town were brought in to tattoo the inmates.

c)

Veteran prisoners tattooed the inmates.

d)

To his amazement, Elie's mother had been assigned the duty of tattooing inmates.

9.

Why did Elie lie to Stein, the man his father didn't recognize as a relative?

a)

He hated Stein.

b)

Elie knew his father hated Stein, so he lied to him.

c)

Stein's wife was Elie's least favorite teacher from Sighet.

d)

Elie wanted to give Stein hope that his family was still alive.

10.

When a transport arrived from Antwerp, Belgium, Stein was given the real news. What does Elie mean when he says this?

a)

Stein's family is dead.

b)

Stein was to be liberated immediately.

c)

The war had just ended!

d)

Stein would be promoted to bunk president.

11.

Elie and his father are skilled workers.

a)

True

b)

False

12.

What is the name of the camp that Elie and his father are transported to at the end of chapter 3?

a)

Birkenau

b)

Blitzkreig

c)

Dachau

d)

Buna

13.
What was the first horrifying sight that Elie at first disbelieved?
a)
He saw children being thrown into the flames
b)
He saw a Nazi officer shoot a dog.
c)
He saw his sister and mother beaten.
d)
He saw the Nazis were forcibly shaving Jewish heads.
14.
What is the best explanation to the following quote:
"Never shall I forget these flames which consumed my faith forever."
a)
The flames are burned into his brain, and seeing the flames and Nazi treatment of Jews caused him to lose his hope in humanity and his faith in God.
b)
He witnessed the Nazis burning down the synagogue he had attended as a child.
c)
He knew that the Nazis had burned the ghetto to the ground and he wouldn't forget it.
d)
He could never forget how the Nazis hate was  like a big burning fire that never went out.
15.
Why was the prisoner in charge of Elie’s block removed?
a)
He was too mean.
b)
He got sick.
c)
He was too physically violent.
d)
He was too kind.
16.
What identification was used on the prisoners?
a)
A nametag
b)
A tattoo
c)
A lanyard
d)
Their last name on the back of their shirt
17.
How had Elie changed in a short time?
a)
He was no longer a child inside; he felt numb.
b)
He felt wise beyond his years.
c)
He felt like he was very old.
d)
He felt like child throwing a tantrum.