Characters
The narrator of Night and the memoir's protagonist.
Elie Wiesel
Mrs. Schacter's visions of fire while on the cattle cars is an example of _______________ .
foreshadowing
Who does Elie say he sees hanging from the gallows at the end of chapter 4?
God
The setting of chapter 1, Elie's hometown.
Sighet
Violently steal from; loot
Pillage
"A well-respected and unsentimental man"
Shlomo Wiesel, Elie's father.
"Remorse began to gnaw at me" is an example of...
Personification
What does Elie do after the Gypsy slaps his father?
Nothing
This place, to the west of Sighet, is invaded first. Even though the Jews of Sighet hear news of Anti-Semitic attacks, they refuse to leave.
Budapest, Hungary
This term means prejudice against Jewish people
Anti-Semitism
"Angel of Death" who leads selections at Auschwitz-Birkenau
Dr. Josef Mengele
"The dentist, a Jew from Czechoslovakia, had a face not unlike a death mask" is an example of...
Simile
Elie's friend and Kabbalah teacher.
Moishe the Beadle
Elie is assigned to this work Kommando.
Electrical warehouse
This terms refers to the work groups prisoners get assigned to.
Kommando
The Kapo of the electrical Kommando who is prone to fits of violence.
Idek
When Elie tells the story of the French woman who revealed she was actually Jewish and that she risked her safety to help him, he is using what literary technique?
Flashforward
These are held publicly in the center of the camp in order to send a message to all of the other prisoners that this could happen to anyone.
Hangings
Location of the hangings at Buna.
Appelplatz, or courtyard
The people are the head of the work groups in Buna.
Kapos
Beats Elie's father in order to get Elie's gold tooth.
Franek
When the Jewish prisoners recite Kaddish (the prayer for the dead) for themselves, it is an example of _____________.
Irony
Identify Elie's new "name" at Auschwitz.
A-7713
Name all THREE camps Elie is in during chapters 3 and 4.
Birkenau, Auschwitz, Buna
Mystical Jewish teaching. Elie's wants to study this. Akiba Drumer often talks of this in the camp.
Kabbalah