Characters
Who is the narrator of Night?
Eliezer (Elie) Wiesel
What is the name of Elie’s hometown before deportation?
Sighet,Transylvania
Which theme shows how Elie loses his childhood due to war?
loss of innocence
What does “night” symbolize in Elie Wiesel’s memoir?
Darkness, death, and loss of hope
Which book is a true story: Night or Murder on the Orient Express?
Night
Who is the famous detective aboard the Orient Express?
Hercule Poirot
What setting creates a closed-circle mystery where no suspect can escape?
Orient Express
Which theme focuses on legal justice versus moral justice in Murder on the Orient Express?
What is law vs. morality (or justice vs. morality)?
What object symbolizes loss of identity in Night
the Mirror
Which book is a closed-circle mystery?
Murder on the Orient Express
Who is the murder victim on the Orient Express?
Samuel Ratchett / Cassetti
Which concentration camp represents forced labor and cruelty
Buna
Which theme shows people being treated as less than human?
Dehumanization
What does the broken watch symbolize in Murder on the Orient Express?
the past controlling the present
Why does Elie question his faith during the Holocaust?
He witnesses innocent suffering and God’s silence
Who is Elie’s constant companion in the camps?
Shlomo Wiesel (Elie's father)
What is the name of the city in which Poirot board the train?
Istanbul
Which theme appears in both books when people suffer because others do not speak up?
Silence
What symbol in Night represents survival and moral conflict?
Bread
Why do all 12 passengers stab Ratchett once?
To share responsibility and act as a jury for the Armstrong family
Which character warns the Jews of Sighet but is ignored?
Moishe the Beadle
Where does Elie’s father die?
Buchenwald
Which theme explains Elie’s guilt for surviving and the group’s shared guilt for murder?
What is survival and guilt
What symbol in Murder on the Orient Express represents shared guilt and responsibility?
knife
What message do both books send about justice and moral responsibility
Justice is complicated, the law can fail, and people must make difficult moral choices