Night
How did Meir Katz save Elie?
Someone tried to strangle Elie while he was asleep/Meir Katz pulled him off Elie.
What was the imprisoned Jewish people’s first concern after liberation?
The imprisoned Jewish people’s first concern after liberation was getting food.
What happened to the young Pole and others who stole food during the air raid?
The young Pole andothes who stole food were hanged.
How did Elie almost die in the barracks?
Elie almost died in the barracks when he was nearly suffocated by the crowd of imprisoned men.
Babies were thrown into the air and machine gunners used them as targets. Who witnessed this?
Moshe Beadle witnessed the babies being thrown into the air and used as targets by the machine gunners.
When Elie and his father separated, why did Elie feel ashamed of himself while he searched for his father?
Elie left his father and it didn't bother him at all/he felt guilty.
When Rabbi Eliahou’s sons left him, it bothered Elie and the situation made Elie promise something. What was his promise?
Elie promised to never leave his father.
What happened to the imprisoned Jewish people who stopped running?
The imprisoned Jewish people that stopped running were shot/killed.
What did Juliek do before he died?
Juliek played a piece of Beethoven’s concerto on his violin before he died.
Why is Moshe’s story an example of foreshadowing?
Moshe's story is an example of foreshadowing because he is giving information about the tragedy that is about to occur.
Why did Eliezer hesitate to give his sick father water?
Elie hesitated to give his sick father water because it would make his dysentery worse.
When Elie was on the snowy road, what simile does he use to describe his wounded foot?
Elie says his wounded foot felt like the detached wheel of a car
After Elie’s father dies, what phrase does Elie think to himself?
After Elie’s father dies, the phrase Elie thinks to himself is Free at last!
How did the German workmen entertain themselves?
The German workmen entertained themselves by tossing bread into the crowd of prisoners.
From what point of view is Night told?
The memoir Night is told in the first person point of view.
How did Elie’s father die?
A combination of starvation, dysentery, and exhaustion, brought on by the brutal conditions of the camp, including beatings from SS guards.
What does Elie do when his father was sent to the left during the selection?
Elie creates confusion in order to distract the officers and then he runs after his father and pulls him back into his own line.
Why is the title of the book, Night, an example of an extended metaphor?
Because on the surface night is simply the time of day and is not similar to the story of Elie Wiesel/the Holocaust. However, when we look deeper we can see the similarities between the darkness associated with nighttime and the darkness of the Holocaust.
Who encourages Elie to question why he prays, lives and breathes?
Moshe the Beadle encouraged Elie to question why he prays.
The Jews thought they were rather well-off when they were forced to live in the ghetto. Why is this an example of Irony?
This is an example of irony because ghettos are usually associated with poverty but the Jews felt that they were well off, which is a term associated with wealth and being well off which refers to being in a good situation but they were really in danger in the ghetto which is considered to be not well off.
What happened when the camp resistance movement acted?
The SS fled and the resistance took charge.
The SS officers said the imprisoned Jewish people were not sick, but were lazy and just wanted to stay in bed. Why is this an example of irony?
This is an example of irony because imprisoned Jewish people worked harder than the SS officers and it was the SS officers who were lazy and sick mentally. The imprisoned Jewish people were not lazy, they were actually sick.
Why did Elie’s father make him wake up when he slept in the shed?
Elie’s father made him wake up when he slept in the shed because he did not want Elie to slip into unconsciousness in the cold.
Who is the narrator of Night?
Elie Wiesel
When and where was Elie’s early boyhood spent?
Elie’s early boyhood was spent in Sighet and Hungary: 1930s and 40s.