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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. In Chapter 6, why were the prisoners running as they were evacuated?

2. What did Elie pray for regarding the actions of Rabbi Elichou's son upon remembering his actions?

3. What was Wiesel's reaction when he realizes his father is dead?

4. Where did a veteran of Buchenwald tell Wiesel that they would be sent at the beginning of Chapter 8?

5. Why were there 100 passengers crowded together as they traveled in Chapter 6?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where did the prisoners take shelter in Chapter 6?

2. What was selection?

3. Why did Wiesel have to go to the infirmary in Chapter 5?

4. In Chapter 6, what happened to Juliek?

5. What argument did Wiesel have with his father at the beginning of Chapter 8?

6. How did the prisoners celebrate Rosh Hashanah in Chapter 5?

7. What was Yom Kippur and what debate was there over the day in Chapter 5?

8. How did Wiesel feel about Rosh Hashanah in the past?

9. In Chapter 6, how far did the prisoners run and what condition were they in when they finished?

10. Why could Rabbi Eliahu not find his son?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Father/son relationships were tested in the concentration camps. What are some examples of father/son relationships that broke down in the concentration camps? How was Wiesel's relationship with his father tested? In what ways did Wiesel succeed at the temptations caused by the tests he endured? In what ways did he fail the tests he endured?

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

In Chapter 4, Wiesel's writing style changes. In what way does his writing style change? In what way is the writing more matter-of-fact and less complex? How does this change in writing style mirror the changes Wiesel was undergoing physically? How does this provide a realistic picture of how Wiesel and the others were fighting to survive?

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