Vocabulary
Events
People
Elie Wiesel
Quotes from chapters 1 & 2
100
this is a Jewish place of worship
What is a synagogue?
100
The massive genocide that occurred in Europe during the 1930's and 1940's.
What is the Holocaust?
100
This sister carried the red jacket when the Wiesels left home.
Who is Tzipora?
100
Wiesel won this major prize.
What is the Nobel Peace Prize?
100
This person asked Moishe the Beadle "Why do you cry when you pray?" p.4
Who is Elie?
200
This is the text of Jewish mysticism.
What is the Kabbalah or Cabbala?
200
The people on the cattle car did this to Madame Schacter when she was screaming "Fire!"
What is bound and gagged her?
200
This woman predicted the future of the people on the cattle car.
Who is Madame Schacter?
200
Elie was born in this small town. It begins with the letter "S" and has 2 syllables and 6 letters.
What is Sighet?
200
This person said, "You cannot understand. I was saved miraculously. I succeeded in coming back. Where did I get my strength? I wanted to return to Sighet to describe to you my death so that you might ready yourselves while there is still time." p. 7
Who is Moishe the beadle?
300
This is the name of the first concentration camp to which Elie was sent.
What is Birkenau or Auschwitz II?
300
This process determined the fate of the Jews in concentration camps.
What is selection?
300
This man discussed the Kabbalah with Elie.
Who is Moishe the Beadle?
300
This person is the sole translator of the memoir.
Who is Marion Wiesel?
300
This person said, "The yellow star? So what? It's not lethal..." p. 11
Who is Elie's father?
400
This is the name of the German secret police.
What is the Gestapo?
400
Moishe the Beadle was left for dead in this country due to his injured leg.
What is Poland?
400
This person knocked on Elie's window the night prior to deportation?
Who is the inspector of the Hungarian police force? or Who is a friend of Elie's father?
400
The order of the books in Wiesel's trilogy?
What is Night, Dawn and Day?
400
This person said, "I have a bad feeling. This afternoon I saw new faces in the ghetto. Two German officers, I believe they were Gestapo. Since we've been here, we have not seen a single officer..." p. 13
Who is Elie's mother?
500
This person is a jack of all trades in a Hasidic house of prayer
What is a beacle or Moishe the beadle?
500
This is the Jewish holiday in the spring time which is celebrated for 8 days. Elie's family was able to celebrate almost all of it.
What is Passover?
500
This person offers to house the Wiesel family during the deportation rumors.
Who is Maria? OR Who is the Wiesel's housekeeper?
500
This is the approximate number of pages in the original version of Night.
What is 800 pages?
500
This person said, "Look! Look at the fire! This terrible fire! Have mercy on me!" p. 25
Who is Madame Schacter?
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