Night by Elie Wiesel (Exam)
What does Madame Schachter's screams foreshadow?
(Fire) The furnaces and crematories at Auschwitz
Sighet, Romania The ghetto Birkenau Auschwitz Buna Gleiwitz Buchenwald
-Elie's hometown -Elie and his family reloctae here before transportation -the receiving camp for Auschwitz -Elie is assigned his number here (A-7713) -Elie loses his gold crown here -the Jewish prisoners run many, many miles to this place (45+ miles) -Elie is liberated from this camp
Example of MOTIFS
-Father-son bond -Religious observance -Fire -Night/darkness -Inhumanity -Fear & silence -Tradition (Jewish culture) -Denial
In the novel, what does night symbolize?
1. Death 2. Darkness of the soul 3. Loss of faith
In addition to the Jews, which other groups did the Nazis persecute?
1. Homosexuals 2. Polish 3. Disables 4. Gypsies 5. Jehovah's witnesses
Wiesel's tone in the novel is...
1. Somber 2. Mournful 3. Honest
How old are Elie and his father advise to be?
18, 40
At Gleiwitz, how many days are the prisoners without food and water?
3
How many books did Elie Wiesel wrote during his lifetime?
57
How many people were in each train car? (Chapter 2)
80
when authors refer to other great works, people, and events -Adolf Hitler -Dr. Josef Mengele -- represents the horrors and evils of Nazi medicine and experimentation in the concentration camps
ALLUSIONS
Who does not escape the selection?
Akiba Drummer
The ill-treatment and hatred toward the Jewish population is called...
Anti-Semitism
What advice does Stein from Antwerp give to Elie and his father?
Avoid the selection Eat when you can
When they arrive at their final destination, what do they smell? (2)
Burnt flesh
-Viewed as weak and inferior -Killed because they couldn't work -sterilized so they could not reproduce
Disabled
What was the first thing Elie did when he was liberated?
Eat the rations
The narrator of the story
Elie wiesel
(True or False) After Passover, Eliezer's father learns that the German soldiers will leave the town. (Chapter 1)
False
(True or False) At the end of chapter 1, Elizer and his family get to stay in the ghetto. (Chapter 1)
False
(True or False) At the end of chapter 5, the prisoners believe the front is drawing near because they see tanks and soldiers.
False
(True or False) Elie attempts to wrestle the other prisoners for pieces of bread.
False
(True or False) Elie begins to cry and mourn the loss of his father.
False
(True or False) Elie cries when his father dies.
False
(True or False) Elie injured his leg while working in the building unit.
False
(True or False) Elie saw his reflection several times in the concentration camps.
False
(True or False) Rabbi Eliahou's son helped his father keep up with the group during the run.
False
(True or False) The Jewish prisoners are first taken to Auschwitz. (Chapter 2)
False
(True or False) The dentist from Czechoslovakia extracted Elie's gold crown.
False
(True or False) The prisoners are allowed to keep their original clothes.
False
(True or False) The prisoners try to help Elie's father when he called out for water. (8)
False
(True or False) The train takes the prisoners to an even smaller ghetto. (Chapter 2)
False
(True or False) At the end of chapter 6, the SS load 80 prisoners in each train car.
False (100)
(True or False) More than 30 prisoners survived this last transport.
False (100/12)
(True or False) At this point in the story, Elie is 17 years old.
False (15-16)
(True or False) Elie and the other prisoners were liberated on April 10.
False (9)
(True or False) After waking up, Elie immediately looks for food. (Chapter 8)
False (his looking for his father)
True or False: Night is the third book written by Elie Wiesel.
False - 1st book
The novel is written in which point of view?
First person
What does Elie begin to dream about? (9)
Food and more rations
-Moved around frequently; did not adhere to societal norms -Viewed as inferior -Placed in concentration camps
Gypsies
Why is Moshe the Beadle able to escape?
He had wounded leg and was taken for dead
What is wrong with Elie's father? (Chapter 8)
He has dysentery
What is Elie's last memory of his father?
He is near death and had a battered skull
What does Elie's father say that worries him?
He is ready to give up
Why does Elie's father give him an inheritance?
He is selected for a second selection
What is Elie's punishment for meddling in other people's affair?
He received 25 lashes
Why was Moshe the Beadle expelled?
He was a foreigner
What kind of work did Meir Katz do at Buna?
He was a gardener
What happened to Zalmund during the run?
He was trampled to death
What family does Madame Schachter have on the train?
Her son
What thought helps Elie get through the challenge of the run?
His father
After being liberated, what sight does Elie seen in the mirror?
His reflection looking like a corpse
-Gay men killed because they were considered weak and inferior -Placed in separate concentration camps from their mates -Lesbians were not seen as much of a threat
Homosexuals
Why does Elie's father wake him up when he is sleeping on the snow?
It is dangerous to sleep in the snow; you might not wake up
-Unwilling to accept Nazi authority -International connections viewed as threatening to Nazi Party -Still practiced faith, met to pray, and recruited in concentration camps
Jehovah's Witnesses
Who stops the SS's plans for liquidation?
Jewish resistance fighters
a musician who plays the violin
Juliek
recurring image, subject, symbol, or idea in a literary work
MOTIFS
Elie's father's friend who saves Elie's life
Meir Katz
Elie's teacher of Jewish mysticism
Moishe the Beadle
refers to Hitler's political party whose ultimate goal was to exterminate the Jewish race
Nazi party
Which prestigious honor was Elie Wiesel awarded?
Nobel peace prize
-Lived in Poland; peaceful culture -Men were forced to work; placed in concentration camps -Considered racially inferior to the Germans
Polish
a Jewish prisoner whose son abandons him during a march/run
Rabbi Eliahou
Elie's father
Shlomo Wiesel
What does Elie do that finally wakes his father up?
Slaps him
a relative from Antwerp who Elie lies to regarding his family
Stein
attitude of a writer toward a subject
TONE
What happens when German workmen throw scraps of bread in the train car?
The Jews fight each other to death for a few crumbs
What unit is Elie transferred to in chapter 5?
The building unit
What does Elie want to study?
The cabbala
What unit are Elie and his father assigned to in chapter 4?
The electrical unit
What familiar fear does Elie encounter in chapter 8?
The fear of losing his father
When they arrive at Buchenwald, who was able to get out of the train car?
The remaining prisoners who could stand
Why do the prisoners use spoons to eat snow off each others' backs?
They are not allowed to bend over
What can you infer about Elie's mother and Tzipora's fate?
They died in the concentration camps
How do people treat Moshe once he returns?
They do not believe his stories and they rufuse to listen to him
Throughout the first chapter, what is the general feeling of the Jews of Sighet? (Chapter 1)
They do not seem to think the war is a threat
What actions to people take to quiet Madame Schachter?
They talk to her They put a cool cloth on her forehead They beat her unconscious (All of the above)
Why were the prisoners being evacuated on April 5?
They were going to be exterminated
What would have happened to Elie and his father if they had stayed in the hospital?
They would have been liberated two days later
What do the SS instruct the prisoners to do? (Chapter 7, on the train)
Throw the dead bodies out of the car
Why does the dentist wish to see Elie?
To extract his gold crown
What advice does the head of the block give to Elie? (chapter 8)
To not give his father his rations
(True or False) A family friend, a Hungarian police officer, tried to warn Elizer and his family about impending danger. (Chapter 1)
True
(True or False) At Gleiwitz, Elie was nearly crushed by all of the prisoners in the barracks.
True
(True or False) Death is the penalty for possessing valuables. (Chapter 2)
True
(True or False) Elie did not fast on Yom Kippur.
True
(True or False) Elie goes to the hospital for food poisoning.
True
(True or False) Elie has never forgotten his appearance in the mirror?
True
(True or False) Elie tells Stein from Antwerp a lie.
True
(True or False) Elie's father gives him a knife and spoon as an inheritance.
True
(True or False) Elie's father was almost taken for as dead.
True
(True or False) Elie's father's name is Shlomo
True
(True or False) Elie's first impression of Auschwitz was that is was better than Birkenau.
True
(True or False) Eliezer and his family are forced to live in a ghetto with other Jews from Sighet. (Chapter 1)
True
(True or False) Juliek died the night he played Beethoven's concerto.
True
(True or False) The SS threaten to kill the prisoners if anyone escapes from the train. (Chapter 2)
True
(True or False) The people of Sighet do not seem to enjoy Passover. (Chapter 1)
True
(True or False) The prisoners covered more than 40 miles by foot.
True
(True or False) The prisoners steal Elie's father's food when he is weak and ill.
True
(True or False) The prisoners were forced to watch executions.
True
(True or False) When arguing with his father, Elie compares it to arguing with death. (chapter 8)
True
(True or False) When the Jewish prisoners arrive, they see the smoke stacks from the furnace. (Chapter 2)
True
(True or False) Yossi and Tibi are brothers that work with Elie.
True
Elie's little sister
Tzipora Wiesel
When does the story take place?
World war ii
Madame Schachter's rantings are an example of which literary device?
foreshadowing
refers to the deliberate killing of a large group of people
genocide
refers to the areas set up to segregate Jews from the rest of the population
ghettos
Refers to the constant _______ metaphor Wiesel uses throughout the book
night