Night Study Guide
All of the following are edicts/rules that the Germans impose on the Jewish community except which?
*Jews had to remain in their homes at all times.* Jews had to wear a yellow star to indicate that they were Jewish. Jews were forbidden to own gold, jewelry, or any valuables. Jews were no longer allowed to attend restaurants and cafes.
All of the following justify why Elie is affected by the death of the pipel except which?
*The pipel's death concerns Elie because he, too is contemplating and planning a rebellion.* The pipel's death is slow and lingers, so the death impacts Elie more than others. The pipel's death suggests that not even the young and innocent can escape evil. The pipel's death suggests that Elie, too, could die, too, because he is also young.
How many prisoners survived the train trip to Buchenwald?
12
When Elie looks at himself in the mirror, what does he see staring back at him?
A corpse
What offer does Martha, the Wiesel's old servant, offer the family?
A safe refuge back at her own home
Why won't the first doctor who comes along help Elie's father?
Because the doctor is a surgeon
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 is it that Elie's father is suffering from?
Dysentery
What happens to the Wiesel family when they arrive at Birkenau?
Elie and his father are separated from Tzipora and his mother.
When Rabbi Eliahou comes around looking for his son, why does Elie lie to him?
Elie doesn't want to admit that he saw Eliahou's son abandon his weak father.
Why does Idek punish Elie for what Elie witnesses Idek do?
Elie is punished because he witnesses Idek, an authority figure, in a vulnerable, weak moment.
What was the weak spot that Elie's father had?
He couldn't march in time, and therefore Franek would beat him for it.
How is Elie's father spared from a selection?
He is able to move to the unselected side during a bit of confusion.
Why isn't Elie sure about reciting the Kaddish?
He is losing faith in God.
On their train trip to Germany, Elie saves his father when he is nearly thrown off the train. Why was he nearly thrown out?
He is mistaken for dead, but Elie wakes him up.
What happens to Elie's father at the end of the chapter?
He is taken away during the night
How does Moishe the Beadle escape the Gestapo?
He plays dead
What happens to Juliek?
He plays one last tune on his violin before dying shortly after.
How is Elie able to stay with his father after the selection at Gleiwitz?
He runs towards him and gets lost in the crowd of weak men.
Why do you think the prisoner let out a death scream after looking at the soup?
He saw what he looked like, and it was terrifying. The soup was possibly full of human remains. Perhaps, he just gave up on life at that moment. (no one knows)
Why does Elie's father smile after Elie wakes him?
He smiles because he hasn't died, and he is greeted by his son, who is also still alive.
How does an SS officer react when Elie's father doesn't quiet down?
He strikes him on the head
What does a prisoner tell the Wiesels?
He tells Elie and Elie's dad to lie about their ages.
During Yom Kippur, why does Elie decide to avoid fasting?
His father urges him to eat and he wants to rebel against God.
Why does Elie go to the hospital?
His foot swells up
What does a German soldier tell all those aboard the cattle car?
If any of them escape, they will all be killed.
After being separated from his father, where does Elie later find him?
In the block where prisoners were given coffee
What is Rosh Hashanah?
It is the Jewish New Year.
When Elie says "the snow seemed to me like a very soft, very warm carpet," how does Elie use a simile to characterize how the Jews react to the snow?
It suggests how inviting the snow is because of how tired they are.
What does Juliek's action before he dies best symbolize?
It symbolizes his rebellion and opposition to the Nazis and their beliefs.
How might Moishe's feelings about religion *foreshadow* what may happen to Elie?
Like Moishe, he could lose his faith due to the exposure of such atrocities.
Comparing the two cauldrons of soup to a royal feast is what figure of speech?
Metaphor
All of the following themes are implied through how the Jews of Sighet react to Moishe's warnings except which?
One should not talk about fear; for talking about justified or unjustified fears isn't helpful.
What are gallows?
Places where people are hanged
During what Jewish celebration does Elie decide to not ask God for forgiveness?
Rosh Hashanah
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 lie does Elie tell his cousin Stein?
Stein's family is doing well
Who comes to rescue the prisoners at the camp?
The Americans
What is Yom Kippur?
The Day of Atonement
Eventually, the Germans invade Hungary and they enter Sighet. How do the German soldiers first treat the Jewish residents of Sighet?
The Germans treat them well
When the Nazis learn that Elie has a gold crown, what does their reaction reveal about the Nazis?
The Nazis see the Jews simply as products and want to take as much from them as possible.
What happens when the resistance movement takes action?
The SS flee the camp
What does the head of the camp announce during a roll call?
The camp will be liquidated (closed down)
"We no longer feared death, in any event not this particular death . . ." What particular death do they fear?
The crematorium; torture
What is ironic about how the German soldiers and women act at the end of Section 3?
The soldiers flirt with German girls; they live happily while the Jews suffer.
What does Moishe the Beadle teach Eli?
The teachings of the Kabbalah
Usually, when people hear bombs, they are afraid. How do Elie and his inmates react?
They are elated, for each dropped bomb brings them joy and rebuilds their confidence.
As time passes, what happens to the Jews of Sighet?
They are forced to wear yellow stars and they are forced to live in ghettos
What happens to Moishe the Beadle and the foreign Jews in Sighet?
They are hauled away in train cars, they are taken to Poland, they are forced to dig their own graves.
Now 100 instead of 80 Jews fit into a single cattle car. Why do so many more Jews fit this space?
They are now extremely skinny
What tattoos do the prisoners receive?
They are tattooed with an identification letter/number pattern
The train finally arrives at Auschwitz. At first, how are the prisoners told they will be treated?
They are told they will be treated well.
How do the prisoners appease their thirst as they wait for the train?
They aren't allowed to bend down to get to the snow, so they scrape snow off each other's backs.
How do people aboard the cattle car try to get Madame Schachter to quiet down?
They beat her up and tie her up.
What happens to Moishe's discussions about religion after he and the foreign Jews are expelled?
They became nonexistent
By what means of transportation do the prisoners of Buna evacuate the camp?
They travel by foot
During his remaining time at Buchenwald, what is Elie's only desire?
To eat
By not allowing Jewish musicians to play the music of Beethoven, a German, which of the following statements best explains why the Nazis imply about the Jews regarding prejudice?
To the Nazis, the Jews are not worthy of playing German music.
What is it that Elie's father keeps begging for? Elie is hesitant in getting him this.
Water
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
What is the definition of Appelplatz?
assembly point; point of roll call
What is the genre of Night by Elie Wiesel?
autobiography, personal narrative, Holocaust literature
What do several Germans throw into the cattle car? Prisoners begin fighting over what is thrown inside.
bread
What illness does Elie suffer from after being liberated?
food poisoning
Who saves Elie from being strangled by another prisoner?
his father and Meir Katz
What horrible thing does Elie witness a son, Meir, do to his father?
kill him over food
How would one characterize Elie's feelings about religion at the beginning of Night?
passionate
What does altruistic likely mean given its use in Section 4: "(Infact, this affection was not entirely altruistic; there existed here a veritable traffic of children among homosexuals)"?
showing unselfish care for the well-being of others
What figure of speech is present in the following statement? " . . . . .he seemed to break in two like an old tree . . . . ."
simile