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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whose number is A-7713?

2. How long did it take one of the hanged prisoners to die at the end of Chapter 4?

3. In Chapter 1, what art had Moishe mastered?

4. How did Madame Schachter react when the train began moving again in Chapter 2?

5. What color were the eyes of the man who joined the prisoners at the beginning of Chapter 4?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did life deteriorate for the Jews after the Hungarian police arrested the Jewish community leaders during Passover?

2. What type of work was Wiesel given to do in Chapter 4?

3. What did Weisel want to do in the spring of 1944?

4. Who was Madame Schachter?

5. In Chapter 2 after arriving at the Auschwitz station, what did two men learn when they were sent to get water?

6. What did the tent leader's aide want from Wiesel and what would he give in return in Chapter 4?

7. What did the prisoners feel when they learned about the crematorium in Chapter 3?

8. What happened when the Jews walked toward the station at the end of Chapter 1?

9. How did the Jews on the train in Chapter 2 feel when they heard what the men who went to get water reported?

10. How did a young woman pass as Aryan in Chapter 4?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Moishe the Beadle was one of the first to be deported and escape from the Germans. What news did he have to share when he returned? Why was he so desperate to tell his story? What was his goal for talking to everyone about his experiences and what did he hope would result from his warnings? Why did he believe that "It's not what happens, but how we react to what happens"?

Essay Topic 2

Night is the story of events that took place during the Holocaust. How does the setting and the narrative create the mood in the book? How did the topic of the book set the mood? What is the overall mood of the book?

Essay Topic 3

Prior to deportation, laws were put into place to control the Jews. What were the first laws that were enacted? How did these laws limit personal freedoms for the Jews? How did these laws condition the Jews to accept deportation? How did the laws accustom the Jews to obedience? Did the Jews tendency to follow the rules manifest itself in how they reacted when they were tortured in the concentration camps?

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