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Night | Quiz

Elie Wiesel
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1)

What is Elie's reaction to the thick soup offered to him the day after arriving at Auschwitz? (from Chapter 3 (Pages 27 – 43))

He throws it back at the server.
He eagerly consumes it.
He eats it, then vomits.
He refuses to eat it.
2)

What happens while the prisoners are at assembly on April 10, 1945? (from Chapter 9 (Pages 107 – 109))

A group of prisoners rushes the gates.
The air raid sirens sound.
Tanks crash through the gates.
The war ends.
3)

In chapter 4, what was Elie's job in the camp? (from Chapter 4 (Pages 45 – 62))

He works in the electrical warehouse.
He works in the camp kitchen.
He assists the camp dentist.
He cleans the camp showers.
4)

What happens when the man looking for his family learns the truth? (from Chapter 3 (Pages 27 – 43))

The man tells Elie he understands why he lied.
The man tries to kill Elie.
The man tries to get Elie in trouble with the guards.
Elie never sees him again.
5)

In chapter 4, what does the foreman want Elie to do? (from Chapter 4 (Pages 45 – 62))

Steal electrical parts.
Smuggle soap from the shower.
Give him his gold tooth.
Smuggle food from the kitchen.
6)

How does Elie's father fare in the first round of the selection process? (from Chapter 5 (Pages 63 – 80))

He begins his new job in the kitchen.
He is not selected.
He is selected.
He is to be released from the camp.
7)

On April 10th, what is going to happen to those left in camp? (from Chapter 9 (Pages 107 – 109))

They will be sent to the crematory.
They will be placed in front of firing squads.
They will be liberated.
They will be evacuated.
8)

What causes the prisoners' actions after they receive their freedom ? (from Chapter 9 (Pages 107 – 109))

They have been tortured and humiliated beyond all human limits.
They want the physical reminders of their experiences destroyed.
Survival is more important than getting revenge.
They are angry and resentful, so they demand revenge.
9)

What happens to prisoners who are selected? (from Chapter 5 (Pages 63 – 80))

The prisoners are required to begin their new jobs immediately.
Those selected are released from camp, then shot.
The new prisoners must take care of the chimney.
They are sent to the crematory.
10)

When Elie is asked to report to the dentist, where is he coming from? (from Chapter 4 (Pages 45 – 62))

His block.
The kitchen.
Work.
The shower.
11)

What is the reaction of the person Elie spoke to at the event that reminds him of the workman throwing bread to the prisoners? (from Chapter 7 (Pages 93 – 98))

The person tries to stab Elie.
The person completely ignores Elie.
The person tells Elie to mind his own business.
The person thinks it is an act of charity.
12)

What does Elie need to do because of his leg? (from Chapter 5 (Pages 63 – 80))

Have surgery.
Hide his injury.
Go through the selection process again.
Plead with the doctor to keep his injury a secret.
13)

When Elie meets the woman who witnessed the event in Auschwitz while Elie was working after the war, what does she tell him? (from Chapter 4 (Pages 45 – 62))

She was severely punished for speaking to Elie when he was beaten.
She is actually Jewish, not French.
She is a distant relative.
She saw his mother and sister go to a crematory at another camp.
14)

How does the SS officer treat Elie's father in Chapter 8? (from Chapter 8 (Pages 99 – 106))

He beats him.
He makes Elie's father clean the block.
He withholds his food and water,
He ignores him.
15)

In chapter 3, what do the prisoners discuss after a few weeks in the camp? (from Chapter 3 (Pages 27 – 43))

They try to figure out who among them will go to the crematory.
They formulate a plan for escape.
They discuss their jobs in the camp.
They try to determine a reason for their suffering.
16)

When a workman throws a piece of bread to the prisoners, how do the prisoners react? (from Chapter 7 (Pages 93 – 98))

They fight.
They draw straws to see who gets the bread.
They throw it back at the workman.
They are too weak and indifferent to care.
17)

How is Elie's father treated by the other prisoners in Chapter 8? (from Chapter 8 (Pages 99 – 106))

They beat him.
They hide him from the guards.
They ignore him.
They sneak food and medicine for him.
18)

As the prisoners take refuge in a deserted village after the evacuation, where does Elie find himself? (from Chapter 6 (Pages 81 – 92))

Lying next to a dead SS officer.
Lying under a collapsed wall.
Crushed in a pile of dying prisoners.
Buried in a snowpile.
19)

Where is Elie sent now that his father is dead? (from Chapter 9 (Pages 107 – 109))

To another concentration camp.
To the children's block.
To solitary confinement.
To the camp hospital.
20)

When the prisoners do eventually receive their freedom, what do they want? (from Chapter 9 (Pages 107 – 109))

They want their captors to suffer the same treatment they received.
They only want food and clothing.
They ask their liberators to burn the camp to the ground.
They are too weak to care.
21)

How does "selection" work? (from Chapter 5 (Pages 63 – 80))

The authorities do not share the process of selecting new prisoners for the camp.
The authorities randomly select the numbers of prisoners for new jobs.
The authorities select a certain group of numbers to be released.
The prisoners have to pass tests which demonstrate that they are healthy and strong.
22)

Why are there 100 passengers crowded together as they travel in chapter 6? (from Chapter 6 (Pages 81 – 92))

The prisoners are so thin.
There are fewer guards for the prisoners.
There are fewer conveyances to carry the prisoners.
There are more prisoners to transport.
23)

Why does Elie return the knife and spoon to his father? (from Chapter 5 (Pages 63 – 80))

His father needs something to remind him of Elie until the result of his selection occurs.
It continues the secret code between father and son.
It reinforces the fact that his father was not selected.
His father needs them to work in the kitchen.
24)

What is the workman's reaction as he watches the prisoners after he gives them the bread? (from Chapter 7 (Pages 93 – 98))

Boredom.
Horror.
Amusement.
Pity.
25)

What is the response of the man looking for Wiesel of Sighet to Elie's news of his family? (from Chapter 3 (Pages 27 – 43))

He weeps with joy.
He collapses from grief.
He cries bitterly and hysterically.
He remains quiet and returns to his place in the ranks.
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