Why were the Jewish musicians not allowed to play music by Beethoven?

Jews could not play German music

A friend of Elie's father who saved Elie on the train

What were the prisoners required to do after the hanging?

File past and look the dead in the eye

What was the Appelplatz?

a place where roll call is held

What happened after evacuation to those who remained in the hospital?

They were liberated by the Russians

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Night - Chapters 4-7

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Reading comprehension questions for Chapters 4-6 of Elie Wiesel's Night.

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1
What did Elie hear when packed in the barracks at Gleiwitz?
Violin music
His father praying
A Kapo screaming
Nothing
2
What was left unattended during the air raid?
the dentist's office
the munitions factory
two cauldrons of soup
the gates to freedom
3
What kind of factory did Elie work in in Buna?
Ammunitions
Electrical materials
Soup Kitchen
Construction
4
What advice was given to Elie to pass selection?
Walk with a friend and go unnoticed
Look down and walk briskly
Answer the Kapos nicely
Look straight ahead and run
5
What happened to young Zalman on the march?
He was trampled to death
He was helped by Elie
He was shot for being slow
He died of a stomach ache
6
What unconscionable act had Rabbi Eliahu's son committed?
He had trampled him to death
He had left him back in Auschwitz
He intentionally abandoned him
He had left him to die in the snow
7
Why were the Jewish musicians not allowed to play music by Beethoven?
Jews did not know pieces by Beethoven
There were no Jewish musicians
Jews were only to play music by Jewish musicians
Jews could not play German music
8
How did Juliek die?
He was thrown from the train
He was shot
He froze to death
He was strangled
9
How was Elie's gold crown removed?
a rusty fork
a rusty knife
with pliers
a rusty spoon
10
What is a pipel?
A device for eating soup
A musician
A young factory worker
A young apprentice
11
What doctor lead the selection process?
Akita Drumer
Hitler
Himmler
Mengele
12
What did Elie's father not want him to do in the snow?
Sleep
Eat it
Roll in it
Make a fort
13
Name the two brothers from Czechoslovakia who became Elie's friends
Moshe & Juliek
Juliek & Idek
Alphonse & Juliek
Yossi & Tibi
14
How old was Elie at the end of Chapter 7?
14
13
16
18
15
For amusement, what did a spectator throw in the cattle car when it stopped?
some bread
a mouse
some money
some guns
16
What cause Idek to whip Elie until he fainted?
He caught him stealing
He caught him lying to another Kapo
He caught him with a girl
He caught him beating another prisoner
17
How did Elie initially avoid losing his gold crown?
He kept stepping out of line
Gave his shoes away as a bribe
He pretended to be ill
He paid the dentist with extra bread
18
Who was Meir Katz?
A friend of Elie's father who saved Elie on the train
One of the Kapos
A friend of Moshe the Beadle
A rabbi from Sighet
19
What happen to the prisoners who were caught stealing during the air raid?
They were sent to the gas chamber
They had to do hard labor
They were transported to another camp
They were hanged
20
Name of the Pole who played beautiful violin music
Juliek
Buna
Alphonse
Idek
21
What was Juliek's last act?
He played Beethoven
He threw his violin out of the train
He gave his violin to Elie
He spit on an SS guard
22
The night the pipel died, how did the soup taste?
Like corpses
Like tears
Like usual
Better than ever
23
How did Akiba Drumer die?
He was starved
From an infected foot
From a beating by a Kapo
A victim of selection
24
Why did Elie not fast for Yom Kippur?
He did not believe in fasting
He was hungry
To please his father
He was angry at his father
25
At the end of Chapter 7, at what camp did they arrive?
Dachau
Buchenwald
Buna
Auschwitz
26
Years later, where did Elie meet the French woman he had met in Buna?
In Paris
In Israel
In the United States
In Warsaw
27
What was Elie's "inheritance" from his father?
His prayer shawl
A rusty spoon
a knife and a spoon
His watch
28
What were the prisoners required to do after the hanging?
Take off their hats
Return immediately to their barracks
Say the Kaddish
File past and look the dead in the eye
29
What was the Appelplatz?
a place where roll call is held
the area where food was served
the entrance to Auschwitz
a place where Buna was located
30
Why was the camp to be evacuated?
The Germans needed the camp for weapons storage
The Allies were coming
Most of the prisoners had been executed
The Red Army was approaching
31
How many were loaded into the cattle car when they left Gleiwitz?
80
50
70
100
32
In what season did they evacuate Auschwitz?
Summer
Winter
Autumn
Spring
33
Why did the "sad-eyed angel" not immediately die?
He was too light
He was saved by the Kapo
He was helped by the prisoners
He fought the execution
34
What promise to Akiba Drumer was broken?
To help him with selection
To fast with him for Yom Kippur
To say the Kaddish
To help him keep his tooth
35
How many got off the train at the final destination?
12
50
15
20
36
What happened after evacuation to those who remained in the hospital?
They were liberated by the Russians
They were left to die at the hospital
They were gassed
They were liberated by the Americans
37
What did Elie's father do that upset Franek, the foreman?
He did not upset him
He could not march in step
He worked slowly
He would not allow Elie to give up his tooth
38
What placed Elie in the hospital?
Abrasions from his whipping
An infected tooth
A swollen foot
A broken leg

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