WorksheetsNIght -end of book
Total questions: 26
Worksheet time: 20mins
Who is the narrator/protagonist in the novel Night?
Moishe the Beadle
Shlomo
Eliezer
Juliek
Night is based on the author's experience.
True
False
What did Elie Wiesel lose?
his gold tooth
faith in God
his family
his eye
What does night symbolize to Elie?
death
daylight
stars
loss of faith
Immediately after the Jews were unloaded from the train, what do the German officers do?
They lined them up in rows
They asked what city they were from
They separated the men, children and women
They asked their profession
The men then marched before Dr. Josef Mengele. What did he do? What was his purpose?
Mengele asked their age, health and profession, to sort out the young weak and useless.
Mengele asked their age, health and profession to send them to the crematorium
Mengele asked their age, health and profession to get to know them
Mengele asked their age, health and profession to send them to the camps
What did another prisoner say would happen to Elie's group?
They were heading to the camps
They would be burned in the crematorium
They were going back on the train
They were heading to the barracks
When some of the younger men wanted to rush the guards, even if they died in the effort, what did the older people counsel?
That they were crazy
That they would be killed
That they were headed to the crematorium
Don't give up hope
What did Elie witness while he was standing in line?
Dogs being beaten
Babies thrown into the flames
His friends sent to the barracks
His father being scolded by an officer
What was his reaction to what he saw?
deep sadness.
anger.
disbelief, numbness.
fear.
One way an author has to effectively emphasize a point is through selective repetition of a word or phrase. What phrase does Elie use?
Never shall I forget...
This is madness!
How will I escape?
I must make it out alive.
List the things that Wiesel says he shall never forget.
Riding the train.
Seeing other people that he knew.
First night, smoke, children, faces, and flames.
Dr. Mengele.
Elie and his father are spared from the flames. What happened to then next in the course of their processing at Auschwitz?
Stripped, shaved, then gave prisoners clothing.
They were separated into different camps.
They were sent to the barracks.
They were not spared, they were killed after being sent to the crematorium.
This marked the end of Elie's first night at Auschwitz. What natural sign marked the beginning of the next day?
The morning star, the rising sun.
The rising sun, morning alarm.
The roosters crowing in the distance.
The sounds of loud sirens.
