How did Elie's experience motivate him to share his story? (Exigence)

He wanted people to know what actually happened so it could not repeat

How does the bombing of Buna affect the emotions in Elie Wiesel and the others?

It makes the prisoners happy for that small revenge

How does the young boy getting hanged affect the mood of the concentration camp?

It creates a melancholy mood of loss

How are the characters of Moishe the Beadle and Madame Schacter similar?

They both warn the Jews of coming danger

What is ironic about the sign that Elie sees in the first camp he was in before entering Aushwitz?

It said Warning! Danger of death, when everywhere he was in danger of death

How does Elie Wiesel’s character change throughout the book Night?(Direct Characterization)

Elie loses innocence faith in God

What does Indirect Characterization reveal about Rabbi Eliahu’s son?

His son abandonds him showing how the camps have changed his character

What happens to the people who stay in the hospitol when the prisoners are moved to a new concentration camp?

They are liberated by the Russians

What does the context of the story reveal about human nature?

Humans can be indifferent towards others suffering

How does Elie feel when his father dies?

Relieved that he only has to take care of himself

How does the author's literary choices affect Night?

By writing in first person the reader better understands his circumstance

What was the purpose of giving the prisoners tattoos?

To give them a number instead of a name to dehumanize them

How does Elie Wiesel’s faith and trust in God develop and change throughout the book?

Elie wants to study the Kaddish but then he wants nothing to do with it.

How does the external conflict between Elie and the Idek tell us about the officials that run the camp?

They do not view the prisoners and people but as things they can abuse

What is the significance of the selection?

It will decide who they will kill and who they keep alive

How does Elie Wiesel NOT connect with the audience?

He made the situation feel like happened too long ago to remember correctly

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1
What kind of allusion does Elie use in Night?
Biblical Allusions
Historical Allusions
Mythological Allusions
Literary Allsusions
2
How did Elie's experience motivate him to share his story? (Exigence)
He wanted to explain why he no longer believed in God
He wanted everyone to know what Hitler did and to get revenge
He wanted people to know what actually happened so it could not repeat
He wanted everyones pity about what he had to go through
3
How does the bombing of Buna affect the emotions in Elie Wiesel and the others?
It makes them worried that they will be killed
It makes them hopeful that they will be liberated soon
It makes the prisoners happy for that small revenge
It increases the sense of fear in the camp
4
What do the Germans do that foreshadows greater danger?
All of the above
Making all Jews wear stars
Setting a curfew
Destroying the temple
5
How does the young boy getting hanged affect the mood of the concentration camp?
It creates a mood of indifference
It creates a mood of relief that it was not one of them getting hung
It creates an atomosphere of fear
It creates a melancholy mood of loss
6
What kind of figurative language did Elie use when describing the starving Jews as "Beasts of prey unleashed"?
Simile
Personification
Hyperbole
Metaphor
7
How are the characters of Moishe the Beadle and Madame Schacter similar?
They can both see the future
They are both poor
They both love to study the Kabbalah
They both warn the Jews of coming danger
8
Who do the prisoners put most if not all of their faith and trust in?
God
Hitler
The SS
Each other
9
What is ironic about the sign that Elie sees in the first camp he was in before entering Aushwitz?
It said that work makes you free, but the work actually kills you
It said kitchens, and he was really hungry
It said Warning! Danger of death, when everywhere he was in danger of death
It said block 13, and that was unlucky
10
Who/What did Elie say the ghetto was ruled by?
Their illusions
The Jews
The Germans
The Russians
11
What is the tone at the beginning of the book versus the end?
Hopeful to Solemn
Cheerful to Scared
Anxious to Relieved
Depressing to Joyful
12
How does Elie Wiesel’s character change throughout the book Night?(Direct Characterization)
Elie becomes closer to God
Elie loses innocence faith in God
Elie becomes more compassionate toward others
Elie becomes more carefree
13
What does Indirect Characterization reveal about Rabbi Eliahu’s son?
His son cries when the Rabbi dies showing that he loved him so much
His son gives Rabbi Eliahu his ration of bread showing his selflessness
His son abandonds him showing how the camps have changed his character
His son is always there for him when he needs him
14
What happens to the people who stay in the hospitol when the prisoners are moved to a new concentration camp?
They are liberated by the Russians
They are shot by the SS
They are herded into gass chambers by the SS
They are liberated by the Americans
15
What does the context of the story reveal about human nature?
Humans are always cruel and brutal toward others
Humans can be good
Humans can be indifferent towards others suffering
Humans are never evil
16
What appeal does Elie use the most when writing about his father’s death?
Pathos
Empathy
Ethos
Logos
17
What are the two main internal conflicts that Elie wrestles with throughout the whole book?
Elie vs God
Elie vs leaving his father
Elie vs death
Elie vs hunger
18
Elie Wiesiel was relieved that his father had died.
True
False
19
How does Elie feel when his father dies?
Devastated that his father is gone
Guilty that he could not save him
Joyful that his father can rest in peace
Relieved that he only has to take care of himself
20
How does the author's literary choices affect Night?
By writing his emotions so the reader becomes apathetic
By using vinyetts it makes no difference
By writing in first person the reader better understands his circumstance
Purposfully choosing certain adjectives making you feel bad for the Nazis
21
What was the purpose of giving the prisoners tattoos?
To further make the point that they controlled their lives
To determine between Jewish prisoners and Christian prisoners
To give them a number instead of a name to dehumanize them
To keep track of all the prisoners
22
How does Elie Wiesel’s faith and trust in God develop and change throughout the book?
Elie wants to study the Kaddish but then he wants nothing to do with it.
It does not change, and he trusts God throughout his life.
Elie did not trust God at all.
Elie never had any faith in God.
23
How does the external conflict between Elie and the Idek tell us about the officials that run the camp?
They do not view the prisoners and people but as things they can abuse
They care for about the wellbeing of the prisoners
They give extra work to those they know cannot handel it
They ignore the prisoners to dehumanize them
24
What is the significance of the selection?
It will decide who they will kill and who they keep alive
It will decide where they will live
It will decide what kind of work they have to do
It will decide if they get fed or not
25
How does Elie Wiesel NOT connect with the audience?
He made the situation feel like happened too long ago to remember correctly
He uses rhetoric analysis to help the reader comprehend
He describes his personal experiences
He uses vivid stories

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