1. NIGHT
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2. During his first night at Birkenau, Elie
Witnessed an airplane crash
Watched a man escape from a prison
Saw a boy who hung himself
Saw children burning in flames

3. The job Elie was assigned in Buna was…
Washing clothes in the camp laundry
Working in an electrical warehouse
Serving food in the cafeteria
Cutting wood for the camp lumberyard

4. At Gliewitz, the SS officers laughed at the men eating snow because….
The officers knew where there was a water well
There was real food available in the bunks
The men were eating off each other’s backs
The snow contained several types of poison

5. Moshe the Beadle returned to the town of Sighet…
To find his hidden treasures
To retrieve his family
To find a good job
To warn the townspeople

6. What advice did Stein give Elie and his father at Auschwitz?
He advised them not to eat the soup
He told them to eat all that they could
He suggested giving half their food to the guards
He asked them to plan a secret escape route

7. When Elie and his father arrived at Birkenau, an SS officer….
Shot all the children
Killed all the women
Separated the men from the women
Put the families together in clay huts.

8. After he saw Elie praying, Moshe the Beadle…
Taught him the mysteries of the cabbala
Showed him how to hunt for deer
Asked him how to sing Jewish songs
Discussed mathematics and history with him

9. At Birkenau, an officer _________________ to run the furnaces.
Selected Elie’s uncle
Selected Elie’s father
Did not need anyone
Chose strong men

10. Why didn’t Elie’s father agree to move to Palestine with the housekeeper?
Elie did not want to move
He said he was too old to run away
He hated the climate
His worst enemy lived there

11. The dentist who is eventually hanged does not pull Elie’s gold tooth because Elie…
Punches him in the nose
Gives it to the foreman before the dentist has a chance to pull it
Pulls it himself
Pretends to be sick

12. After the Hungarian police came to Sighet, Elie’s father…..
Gathered a supply of weapons
Hid Eliezer’s dog in a shed
Buried the family’s valuables
Destroyed his book of secret plans

13. When the American planes bombed Buna…
Elie tried to escape
Elie’s father was injured
Elie was delighted
Elie felt upset

14. In Sighet, the Jews were forced…
To wear yellow stars
To clean the street gutters
To build new houses for Hungarian police
To farm for the German officers

15. Eliezer went to the hospital because…
He had a horrible rash
He was stabbed by a guard
He had pneumonia
His foot was swollen

16. What did the prisoners do as soon as they were free?
They traveled to America
They killed an SS officer
They ate bread
They looked for their families

17. In the railroad car, Madame Schachter….
Worried about the train crashing
Screamed about a terrible fire
Accused a man of stealing her jewelry
Thought her baby was sick.

18. When his number was selected, Elie’s father…
Told Elie to try to save him
Gave Elie some gold coins
Told Elie to contact his uncle
Gave Elie a knife and spoon

19. When arriving at Birkenau, when Dr
When arriving at Birkenau, when Dr. Mengele asked Elie his age and occupation….
He lied about his age
He started to sob
He told the truth about his job
He could not speak

20. The dentist at Buna… Helped some prisoners escape
Looked for gold teeth
Was not really a dentist
Gave secret information to the Jews

21. When the train stopped at Birkenau, the Jews…
Discovered an American tank
Saw a tall chimney
Looked for a church steeple
Ran to a small airport

22. Elie was beaten with a whip after…
He tried to protect his father from being beaten
He attempted to steal food from the cafeteria
He was caught sneaking out of the barracks
He walked in on Idek and a young Polish girl

23. The only time Elie weeps during a hanging is when the victim is….
A woman
A rabbi from Elie’s village
A young boy
Elie’s younger sister

24. Elie’s father and Meir Katz save Elie from being…
Shot by a guard
Beaten by a Kapo
Thrown from the train
Strangled by a prisoner

25. When the German officer struck Elie’s father for asking where the bathrooms are, Elie
Attacked him
Did nothing
Began to vomit
Screamed at him

26. After Moshe the Beadle escapes from the Germans, most people ignore his warnings.

27. Soup always tastes good to Elie, even after the Oberkapo’s pipel is hanged.

28. Elie’s decision not to remain in the hospital while the camp is being evacuated is a wise one.

29. When entering a concentration camp, the prisoners must take showers.

30. Elie lies when he tells Stein that he recently has seen Stein’s family .

31. The evacuation plans for Buna include those in the hospital.

32. Through the selection and the evacuation, Elie’s principal goal is not to be separated from his father.

33. Dr. Mengele conducts the selection.

34. Elie’s father is chosen in the selection.

35. In the hospital, Elie has his foot amputated.

36. Match each vocabulary word on the left with its definition on the right
petrified
Completely lacking
console
sentenced to a punishment
condemned
Stun or paralyze with terror
indifferent
Soothe, comfort
devoid
Having no interest or concern

37. reassurance perilous emaciated manacle dangerous crucible To handcuff
Container for cooking at high heat
reassurance
Abnormal thinness caused by starvation or disease
perilous
emaciated
Restoration of confidence
manacle
dangerous
crucible
To handcuff

38. Behaving like an animal
ghetto
Behaving like an animal
revelation
Dry, shrunken, wrinkled
A section of the city where Jews were forced to live
wizened
Making known or communicating a divine truth
queue
bestial
Waiting line

39. How old is Elie at the beginning of the book? At the end?
Elie is 12 at the beginning of the book. He is 16 at the end.

40. Describe Elie’s reaction to the hanging of the pipel
Describe Elie’s reaction to the hanging of the pipel. How did they differ from the reaction to the hanging of the adult prisoners?
Elie was upset when the pipel was hanged. When the adult prisoners were hanged, he seemed indifferent.

41. When the prisoners celebrate Yom Kippur, what does Elie choose not to do? Why does he make this decision?
Elie chooses not to fast. He makes this decision because his father asks him not to and to rebel against God.

42. How does Elie’s father die?
He dies of dysentery. He is also beaten by both prisoners and an officer.

43. How long did the train ride to Buchenwald take?
The trip to Buchenwald took 12 days.

44. How have Elie’s feelings about God changed since his captivity began?
In the beginning, Elie had great faith in God. He believed that everything would be alright. As the book progressed, Elie lost faith in God and couldn’t understand why he let these horrible things happen to the Jews.