Night by Elie Wiesel ch 1-6
Who treats Elie nicely? After the war, he later sees this person on a train.
A French girl at his job place
What is the inheritance that Elie's father leaves his son?
A knife and spoon
What is the "fine New Year's gift" that the SS give to the prisoners?
A selection to see who will die
Where are Elie and his father sent to work?
A warehouse where they count electrical parts
What happens to Moshe the Beadle and the foreign Jews in Sighet?
Answers A, B, and C
How do people aboard the cattle car try to get Madame Schachter to quiet down?
Beat her up and tie her up.
During Yom Kippur, why does Elie decide to avoid fasting (not eating)?
Both answers A and B
Where does Elie go with his father after being in Auschwitz?
Buna
What are the prisoners stunned to see as they leave the cattle car?
Chimneys belonging to crematories
What does the food taste like the night after witnessing a hanging?
Corpses.
What happens to the Wiesel family when they arrive at Birkenau?
Elie and his father are separated from Tzipora and his mother
How is Elie's father spared from selection?
He is able to move to the unselected side during a moment of confusion.
Why isn't Elie sure about reciting the Kaddish?
He is losing faith in God
How is Elie able to keep his gold crown?
He lies and says that he is sick
How does Moshe the Beadle escape the Gestapo?
He plays dead
What happens to Juliek?
He plays one last tune on his violin before dying shortly after.
Why does Elie lie to Rabbi Eliahu?
He saw Eliahu's son abandon him.
Why does Elie go to the hospital?
His foot swells up.
What does Franek demand from Elie?
His gold crown
What does a German soldier tell all those aboard the cattle car?
If any of them escape, they will all be killed
What would have happened if Elie and his father had remained at Buna?
Liberated by Russians.
What does a prisoner tell Elie and his father when they first arrive at Auschwitz?
Lie about their ages.
During what Jewish celebration does Elie decide to not ask God for forgiveness?
Rosh Hashanah
How do prisoners appease their thirst as they wait for the train?
Scrape snow off each other's backs.
What does Madame Schachter scream out continuously?
She screams out of the fear of the fire
Where does Elie live with his family?
Sighet
What does a man try to unsuccessfully steal during an air raid?
Soup
What lie does Elie tell his cousin Stein?
Stein's family is doing well
How do German soldiers first treat the Jewish residents of Sighet?
The Germans treat them well
What does Moshe the Beadle teach Elie?
The teachings of the Kabbalah
What happens to the Jews of Sighet as time passes in chapter/section one?
They are forced to wear yellow stars and live in ghettos
What tattoos do the prisoners receive?
They are tattooed with an identification letter/number pattern
How are the prisoners told they will be treated at Auschwitz?
They are told they will be treated well
By what means of transportation do the prisoners of Buna evacuate the camp?
They travel on foot.
What does Akiba Drumer losing faith prove to Elie?
When you lose your faith in God, you lose the will to live.
