Night- Section 3 & 4

(4) What is an important theme in this section?

Anyone can become desensitized to violence.

(3) The author organizes this passage by-

Describing what the narrator sees as he walks in a line

(3) Which word characterizes Dr. Mengele?

Feared

(4) The Gestapo sentenced the pipel to death because...

He possessed weapons

(3) Why does the narrator lie about being a farmer during selection?

He was scared that they would send him off to death since he didn't have any practical skills.

(4) Which word best describes Juliek's reaction to the execution of the youth?

Impersonal

(4) Why does the author describe the pipelas a sad eyed angel?

It creates a somber mood right before the child is executed.

(4) What does the sentence "The soup tasted better" mean?

Seeing the deaths of other prisoners no longer bothered him

(3) Dr. Mengele's baton is used for...

Selecting who would live and die.

(4) The metaphor of "the soup tasted of corpses" means...

The soup left a bad taste in the narrators mouth as a result of the pipels hangings.

(3) What was ironic about men reciting Kaddish?

They were praying the Kaddish for themselves.

(4) Why does the author describe the pipel as the face of an angel in distress?

To evoke a feeling of sympathy for the loss of a young, innocent child

(3) What is the major conflict in paragraphs 1-5?

Whether to rebel or to wait