Theme
What is the main theme of Night?
Things are not always as they seem
Whose point of view is the chapter written in?
First Person - Wiesel's POV
Who mentored Wiesel for the Kabbalah?
Moishe The Beadle
Who is the author of Night?
Elie Wiesel
Give one example of the theme "things are not always as they seem" in the book.
The idea of Germans being "afraid", the yellow star, or the "brick factory".
Give 2 examples of what the yellow star meant to the Jews.
Not allowed to go in restaurants or cafes, travel on trains, go to synagogues, not allowed out after 6:00 p.m.
Name Elie Wiesel's 3 sisters.
Hilda, Béa, and Tzipora
If someone managed to escape the cattle car, what would happen to them?
The person would be shot
According to Wiesel, what two reasons were why the Germans would not go attack the city of Sighet?
What is the internal conflict of Chapter 1?
Moishe The Beadle, who helps Elie, is not getting respected in the community.
What was the first sign of torture and horror, according to the analysis of the summary?
When Moishe The Beadle told everyone of what happened to him and the Jews.
How many people were in each car on the way to the concentration camps?
80
Why did the Germans evacuate the Jews out of the ghetto?
To work in brick factories because they were too close to the fighting front.
What years does Chapter 1 of Night take place in?
1941 - 1944
What is the Kabbalah?
The mystical interpretation of the Bible.
Who were the Gestapo?
Secret Political Police Force. The main weapon for Hitler to torture Jews.