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NIght Chapter 1-3 review

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What makes Elie different from most kids his age?
a)
He is kind to Jews
b)
He is deeply religious (pious)
c)
He worries about the war
d)
He is close to his father
2.

Who did Elie Wiesel get to help him with his religious studies?

a)

His father

b)

Moishe the Beadle

c)

The Gestapo

d)

His sister Tzipora

3.

What news does Elie's father return with after his late-night meeting of the council?

a)

They are going to be sent to Auschwitz.

b)

They are going to be sent to Germany.

c)

They are going to America.

d)

They are going to be deported. The destination is unknown.

4.
Why is Moshe the Beadle deported?
a)
He is a foreign Jew
b)
He is wanted for a crime he committed
c)
He is disabled
d)
None of the above
5.

Which of the following was NOT a detail from the description of Moishe's stories from when he was to deported with the other foreign Jews of Sighet?

a)

He describes babies being used as target practice.

b)

He describes people digging their own graves.

c)

He describes a scene freedom and wealth.

d)

He describes faking his own death in order to escape.

6.

When the German soldiers first arrived in Sighet, how was their attitude toward the Jewish residents?

a)

cruel

b)

polite

c)

distrubing

d)

fearful

7.

After the leaders of the Jewish community were arrested, Jews in Sighet were.....

a)

forbidden to own gold or jewelry.

b)

required to wear a yellow Star of David.

c)

not allowed to visit restaurants, cafes, or synagogues.

d)

All of the above.

8.

Why did the Jews of Sighet resist the truth (of what Hitler was doing to Jews in Europe), even when it was right in front of them? (Chapter 1)

a)

After everything that already happened, they felt it could not or would not get any worse

b)

Sometimes, you don't know what its going on until it is too late

c)

They appreciated Hitler's leadership and political views

d)

They were told by family members that the stories were lies

9.

What does Madame Schachter's screams symbolize?

a)

The screams symbolize the Jew's future.

b)

The screams symbolize hope.

c)

The screams symbolize survival.

d)

The screams symbolize the present.

10.

Madame Schachter's repetitive use of "Fire! I see fire!" is what literary device?

a)

Foreshadowing

b)

Rhyme

c)

Alliteration

d)

Irony

11.

What three horrors did they learn upon entering Auschwitz? (Choose all that apply)

a)

They saw the flame.

b)

Men in stripes beat them.

c)

They smelled burning flesh.

d)

They saw babies thrown into the fire.

12.

During inspection at camp, the dentist was searching the prisoners for... (Chapter 2)

a)

cavities

b)

Silver caps

c)

Gold teeth

d)

Cash

13.

What happens to Elie’s family when they arrive?

a)

They are assigned a new living quarters together.

b)

They are separated by gender only.

c)

They are separated by age only.

d)

The children remain together and the parents are separated.

14.

What advice is given to Elie and Shlomo about their age?

a)

Tell the truth

b)

Lie

15.

The men then marched before Dr. Josef Mengele. What did he do? What was his purpose?

a)

Mengele asked their age, health and profession, to sort out the young weak and useless.

b)

Mengele asked their age, health and profession to send them to the crematorium

c)

Mengele asked their age, health and profession to get to know them

d)

Mengele asked their age, health and profession to send them to the camps

16.
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.
17.

Who recognizes Elie and his father in Auschwitz?

a)

The rabbi from their hometown of Sighet.

b)

The father of one of Hilda's friends.

c)

Their relative, Stein, from Antwerp.

d)

One of Elie's former classmates.

18.
What is the lie that Eliezer tells Stein?
a)
Eliezer says that Stein's family is alive and doing well.
b)
Eliezer says that Stein's family has died in the camp.
c)
Eliezer tells Stein that he doesn't know anything about the fate of his family.
d)
Eliezer tells Stein that he is 18 years old and not 15.
19.
The term anti-semitism refers to:
a)
hatred of minorities
b)
hatred of Jews
c)
none of the above
d)
hatred of the disabled
20.

One way an author has to effectively emphasize a point is through selective repetition of a word or phrase. What phrase does Elie employ to highlight the horror of his first night in a concentration camp?

a)

Never shall I forget...

b)

This is madness!

c)

How will I escape?

d)

I must make it out alive.

21.
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.
22.

Elie states that __________ would “be easier than a slow death in the flames” (33).

a)

Running into the electric barbed wire

b)

Dying from starvation

c)

Shooting themselves

d)

Dying from a disease

23.

When Elie’s father asked an inmate in charge where the toilets were located, __________.

a)

The inmate struck his father with force

b)

Elie was separated from his father

c)

The officer laughed cruelly

d)

Elie’s father was never seen again

24.
Eliezer's faith in his god at this point in the book has...
a)
not changed.
b)
grown stronger.
c)
turned into anger and bitterness.
d)
disappeared. He no longer believes in God.
25.

The iron gate above Auschwitz was inscripted with the phrase “Arbeit Macht Frei,” which means “__________ makes you free”

a)

Work

b)

Prayer

c)

Hitler

d)

Revenge

26.

The number “A-7713” was…

a)

Tattooed on to Elie’s arm

b)

Sewn onto Elie’s uniform

c)

Posted above Elie’s bed

d)

Labeled on Elie’s shoes

27.
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.
28.

Why was the prisoner in charge of Elie's block removed? (Chapter 3)

a)

He got sick

b)

He was too kind

c)

He was too mean

d)

He was to physically violent

29.

What can you infer about Elie's mother and Tzipora's (Elie's sister) fate?

a)

They died in the concentration camps

b)

They did not want to see Elie again

c)

They moved to a country where it was safer

d)

They survived and reunited after the war

30.

What is the central idea of Chapters 2-3?

a)

Eliezer and the other Jews of Sighet endure a horrific train ride to Auschwitz where many are sent to the crematorium and the rest become prisoners in the concentration camp.

b)

Eliezer is disturbed by the delusional rantings of Mrs. Schächter's because they turn out to be true once they arrive at Auschwitz where his mother and sister are sent to the crematorium.

c)

Eliezer’s father forces him to eat the disgusting soup every night because he needs to maintain his strength in order to attempt to escape Auschwitz.

d)

Eliezer does not understand how his life changed so much in one week and why his whole family was sent to the crematorium and not him.