Characters
Name of the author of night
Who is Elieizer Wiesel
What happens when Moishe the Beadle comes back to town
He warns everyone about the Nazis killing Jews but no one believes him.
The town Elie Wiesel was born/raised in
What is Sighet
"Never shall I forget that night... which has turned my life into one long night"
Who is Elie Wiesel
A deep or seemingly bottomless chasm.
Abyss
Name of Elie's father
Who is Shlomo Wiesel
What happens to Elie and his family when the Germans take over Sighet
They get forced onto cattle cars and sent to the camps
The first camp Elie arrived at with his family
What is Auschwitz
"Fire! I see a Fire!"
Who is Madame Schachter or Woman on the train
Prove more powerful than opposing forces; be victorious
Prevail
Name of Elie's younger sister
Who is Tzipora Wiesel
What happens right after arriving at the first camp
Families get separated, men to one side, women to the other
The camp Elie and his father were transferred to for slave labor
What is Buna (Monowitz)
"Men to the left! Women to the right!"
Who is a SS officer
Get or bring (something) back; regain possession of.
Retrieve
Name of the infamous doctor who decided whether the prisoners went into slave labor or to the gas chambers/crematorium at Auschwitz
Who is Dr. Mengele
What disease does Elies father catch and ultimately dies to
Dysentery
The camp Elies father died at
What is Buchenwald
"Where is God?"
Who is the man watching the child be hung
A situation of severe trial, or in which different elements interact, leading to the creation of something new.
Crucible
Man who's son left him behind during "The death march"
Who is Rabbi Eliahou
What event makes Elie lose his faith in God
The hanging of the young boy in Buna
The camp Elie and his father arrive at after "The death march"
"From the depths of the mirror, a corpse gazed back at me"
Who is Elie Wiesel
Violent agitation of mind, feelings, or an uproar
Tumult