Chapters 1-3 night test

They went to the right and are separated from Elie and his dad. They are sent to the gas chamber.

Upon Elie's family's arrival at Birkenau, where did Elie's mother and youngest sister, Tzipora, go? What do you think happened to them?

Work or the crematorium

What "choice" does the SS officer in the Gypsy camp tell the prisoners that they have when he explains to them their fate at Auschwitz?

A-7713; it's tattooed on his left arm

What "name" does Elie go by in the concentration camp? How did he get this name?

Don't lose hope/faith, stay strong, and help each other.

What advice did the young Pole in charge of Block 17 give the men?

Two people sleep in each bunk bed

What are the sleeping accommodations like in the camp?

Buns

What camp is Elie sent to at the end of this chapter?

Elie asks his father to sell the family business and move to Palestine. His father refuses, saying that he's too old to start his life over.

What did Elie ask his father to do in the Spring of 1944 in order to avoid possible danger at the hands of the Germans? How did his father react?

Knowing that how wife and sons are alive

What did Stein say was keeping him alive at Auschwitz?

Nothing; they slept a lot

What do Elie and his father do during their first three weeks in Auschwitz?

They pretend to believe that the rest of their family is still alive

What do Elie and his father pretend to believe for each other's sake?

They see flames rising from a tall chimney and smell burning flesh.

What do the passengers in the cattle car see and smell when they arrive at the camp?

He probably let himself die.

What do you think happened to Stein after he learned the "real news" about his family?

Work makes you free

What does the inscription ("Arbeit Macht Frei") on the iron gate of Auschwitz mean?

Jews couldn't leave their house for 3 days under penalty of death, were forbidden to own gold, jewelry, or other valuables, had to wear a yellow star, and couldn't go to restaurants, travel by rail, attend synagogue, or be on the streets after 6 P.M.

What edicts (laws) were established by the Germans for the Jews of Sighet?

Everyone's belongings

What gets left on the cattle cars?

He witnessed men being shot and left to die in trenches, which they had dug for themselves, and he saw babies thrown into the air and used for target practice. He was shot in the leg and survived by pretending to be dead.

What happened to Moishe while he was away from Sighet?

His relationship with God has a lot of ups and downs that change his view of God

What is Elie's view of God and his relationship with him at this point in the book?

The Jews didn't feel threatened by them. They thought they were distant but polite.

What is the Jews of Sighet's initial reaction to the arrival of German soldiers in their town?

Birkenau

What is the name of the place where they have arrived?

They had to work in the crematoria putting the dead bodies in the ovens.

What job was given to the strongest men to arrive at the camp?

He says that his mother heard from Stein's wife, Reizel, recently when she really hadn't

What lie does Elie tell his relative, Stein of Antwerp? Why does he do this?

She offered them a chance to escape and live secretly with her. He refused to go but told Ellie and his older sisters that they could go if they wanted.

What offer did Maria make to the Wiesels? What was Mr. Wiesels' reaction to her offer?

The labor camp conditions are good: Families would be kept together, the young would work in factories, and the old and stick would work in the fields

What promising information do the two men from the cattle car share with the others?

The Jews would be transported out of the ghetto starting the next day

What terrible news did Elie's father learn in his council meeting?

The notorious SS officer in charge of selection at Auschwitz

What was Dr. Mengele's job?

They thought the ghettos were a good thing because the Jews were among themselves and didn't have to endure the hostility of the German soldiers,

What was Elie's and his neighbors' opinion of the Sighet ghetto?

Their ages- Elie says he's 18 instead of 15; his dad says 40 instead of 50

What were Elie and his father advised to lie about during selection in order to increase their chances for survival?

it was very hot, there was no room to sit, and everyone was hungry and thirsty

What were the conditions on the cattle car used to transport Elie and his family out of Sighet?

Black coffee, soup, and bread

What were the inmates given to eat and drink?

They bound, gagged, and beat her to make her quit screaming

When no one is able to soothe Madame Schachter, what do they do to her?

The hospital car; they are brought straight to the gas chamber

Where do the others in the cattle car want to send Madame Schachter? What do you THINK happens to people who go there? (Take a guess on the 2nd question.)

The small ghetto

Where was Elie's family brought when they were expelled from their home?

An inspector of the Hungarian police, a friend of Mr. Weisel's, had likely come to warn them of danger so that they could flee.

Who had knocked on the sealed window in Elie's house? What was he likely trying to tell the Wiesel family?

Moishe is a poor religious man who works in the synagogue. Moishe serves as Elie's spiritual mentor; together they pray, study Kabbalah, and discuss their faith

Who is Moishe the Beadle and what is his relationship with young Elie?

Her ten year old son

Who is traveling with Madame Schachter?

They're hearing news on the radio of daily bombings of Germany and predictions that the war would soon be over. Also, they didn't believe the Nazis could wipe out their entire race.

Why are the spirits among the Jews of Sighet relatively high at the beginning of Night?

He asked to go to the bathroom

Why did the Gypsy inmate in charge of Elie's barrack hit his father?

The young men have knives and want to attack the guards, but older men com=convinced them not to be foolish and not to give up hope,

Why don't the new arrivals attempt to revolt once they hear the truth about what happens to Jews at Auschwitz?

Her family was deported before her

According to Elie, why had Madame Schachter lost her mind?

He considers committing suicide by running into the electrified barbed wire.

After the selection, what does Elie consider doing as he marches towards the pit of burning bodies?

They were stripped, shaved, soaked in disinfectant, put into hot showers, and eventually given prison clothing

Describe how the prisoners were physically prepared for camp entry.

They pray Kaddish, the prayer for the dead,. Elie is thinking that he has no reason to sanctify or thank God

During this march, what prayer do the men say? What is Elie thinking as he listens to them pray?

They spent their last day in a synagogue

How did Elie and his family spend their last day in Sighet?

He watched and kept silent

How did Elie react when this happened?

There was no longer joy in his eyes, he no longer sang, and he no longer spoke to God.

How did Moishe's experience change him?

They tried to calm her, reassure her, and reason with her

How did the others in the cattle car treat Madame Schachter during the first few days of their journey?

They cried watching them leave but accepted their deportation was a part of the war and soon forgot about them

How did the people of Sighet react when foreign-born Jews were expelled from their city?

They don't believe him and think he's trying to get attention or pity.

How do the Jews of Sighet react to Moishe's story?

He will likely lose faith in God since he says "the flames consumed my faith forever" and will never "forget those moments that murder [his] God."

How do you think Elie's experience at Auschwitz will affect his relationship with God?

He dies

How does Akiba Drumer explain why God is allowing the Jews to suffer?

They were beaten with rifles and clubs as they left their houses, and then they were forced to stand outside in the heat half the day without food or water.

How were the Jews treated when they were expelled from their homes?

She saw a huge fire; no

On the third night in the cattle car, what did Madame Schachter claim to see? Did anyone else see it?