WorksheetsNight-Preface/Foreword/Chapter 1
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
What is a preface?
an introductory passage written by the author that explains the book's purpose
an introductory passage written by another person
a passage written by the author that tells readers why they should read the book
a passage written by someone other than than the author that tells readers why to read the book
What is a foreword?
an introductory passage written by the author
an introductory passage written by another person
a passage written by the author that tells readers why they should read the book
a passage written by someone other than than the author that tells readers why to read the book
In the preface, Elie questions (a) he wrote the book.
Who was the journalist from Tel Aviv that François Mauriac mentions in his foreword?
Moishe
Elie
Elie's father
Mauriac's uncle
Moishe the Beadle
Why is Moishe the Beadle deported?
He is a foreign Jew.
He is wanted for a crime he committed.
He is disabled.
He didn't take care of the synagogue.
Moishe the Beadle
Which of the following character traits does NOT apply to Elie Wiesel in Chapter 1 of Night?
Deeply religious and devoted to studying the Talmud
Curious and eager to learn about Jewish mysticism (the Kabbalah)
Skeptical about God and unwilling to pray
Respectful and obedient toward his parents
After finding out that every Jew had to wear the yellow star, who says this ironic statement? "The yellow star? So what? It's not lethal..." (Wiesel 11).
Elie's father
Elie
Moishe
Hungarian officer
What unsettling news does Elie's father receive at the late-night council meeting?
The Jews of Sighet would be killed immediately.
The Jews of Sighet would be deported to a concentration camp.
The Jews of Sighet would be deported to America.
The Jews of Sighet will be deported in the morning to an unknown destination.
Moishe's home
Toward the end of Chapter 1, Elie sees his father, an "unemotional man," do what for the first time?
(a)
Which of the following is NOT one of the opportunities that the Wiesel's had to escape?
Moishe's warning
emigration certificates
the Hungarian police officer's knock on the window
the Chief Rabbi's secret letter
At the end of Chapter 1, how many people are in each cattle car?
50
80
150
180
What does the Y stand for in the acronym, FANBOYS?
(a)
Elie Wiesel’s Night reveals the devastating loss of faith experienced by many during the Holocaust, ___ it also shows moments of enduring human compassion.
for
nor
but
so
Guess the Tone Vocab. #3 word: 7 letters, synonym is wicked, third letter is A
(a)
Candid is to honest as patronizing is to ___
pretentious
condescending
droll
apathetic
Based on yesterday's notes, which of the following coordinating conjunctions show cause an effect?
and
for
yet
so
