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Vocab (Pt. 1)
Vocab (Pt. 2)
Night Literary Elements
Night Plot
Miscellaneous
100
Which vocabulary word means "long for things of the past?"
nostalgic
100
Which vocabulary word means "generous and kind"?
benevolent
100
Night is told through __________ person point of view.
First
100
Who is Moishe the Beadle?
A: He is a poor mystic and Elie's teacher. When he returns, he tries to warn everyone of the dangers ahead.
100
Which vocab word is defined as, "excessively talkative, especially on trivial matters"?
A: garrulous
200
Which vocabulary word has the definition "to suggest or hint in an indirect way?"
insinuate
200
What is the definition of the word "optimistic"?
A: hopeful and confident about the future
200
Some of the ways that the Nazis strip the Jews of their IDENTITY include (list 3):
1) shave their heads 2) give them numbers 3) take their clothing 4) take their belongings
200
Elie's hometown is called:
A: Sighet
200
What stares back at Elie at the end of the novel?
A: a corpse
300
What is the definition of the word "cajole"?
To persuade through coaxing or flattery
300
Which vocabulary word means "of vital importance or crucial?"
imperative
300
Madame S's vision of fire is an example of which type of literary technique?
A: foreshadowing
300
Describe Elie's inheritance:
A: It is a couple pieces of cutlery that his father tries to give him in the concentration camp.
300
What do the liberated prisoners think about after being freed?
A: food
400
What is the definition AND one synonym of the word DECIMATE?
A: To destroy completely Synonyms: annihilate, ruin
400
What are BOTH definitions of the word "facade"?
1) a decorative front of a building 2) a superficial outward appearance
400
Name 2 of the major themes explored in Night
A: bystanderism, loss of faith, discrimination
400
Who is the Pipel and what does his death symbolize?
A: The young innocent boy hanged in front of all the prisoners. His death symbolizes Elie's loss of faith in God.
400
Why is it ironic that Elie and his father chose to evacuate from Buna?
A: Buna was liberated 2 days later
500
What is the definition AND one synonym of the word SAGACIOUS?
A: able to understand difficult ideas and make good decisions Synonyms: insightful, intelligent, wise
500
What is the definition AND one synonym for the word INCREDULOUS?
A: unwilling or unable to believe something Synonyms: doubtful, shocked, skeptical
500
What is Maslow's Hierarchy and what does it have to do with the novel?
A: A theory of explaining human behavior in relationship with need being met. Many of the prisoners' basic needs are not met which affects how they act.
500
Elie is deprived of his identity when he becomes ________?
A: A-7713
500
Which of the following scenes best creates a jubilant mood? a) “Meir, don’t you recognize me? You’re killing your father” (p. 101) b) “Meir Katz, the strong one, the sturdiest of us all, began to cry” (p. 102) c) “At six o clock….the first American tank stood at the gates of Buchenwald” (p. 115) d) “That night, the soup tasted of corpses” (p. 65)
c) “At six o clock….the first American tank stood at the gates of Buchenwald” (p. 115)