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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 5, how many crematoria work day and night?

2. As the prisoners took refuge in a deserted village after the evacuation, where did Elie find himself?

3. What happened on the morning of January 29, 1945?

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

5. What did Wiesel need to do because of his leg in Chapter 5?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How did Zalman die in Chapter 6?

4. At the beginning of Chapter 6, what did Wiesel tell himself?

5. In Chapter 5, how did veterans of Buna describe the camp as it was two years ago?

6. In Chapter 5, what was it like when winter came?

7. Who was Akiba Drumer and what happened to him in Chapter 5?

8. In Chapter 6, what happened to Juliek?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Wiesel struggled with his relationship with his father throughout the book. How did Wiesel treat his father when they were first imprisoned? Why did Wiesel sometimes want to abandon his father? Why was Wiesel conflicted about how to treat his father? How did Wiesel's relationship with his father change throughout Night?

Essay Topic 2

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 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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