Characters
Who is the main character of the novel Night by Elie Wiesel?
Elie Wiesel
What does Moshe the Beadle try to do when he returns to Sighet?
He tries to warn the Jews about what will happen to them.
What is Elie's "inheritance" from his father?
a spoon and knife
Identify the theme:
"'Faster! Faster! Get on with you, lazy swine!'" (Wiesel 28).
DEHUMANIZATION
True/False:
The dentist removed Elie's gold crown in a bathroom, with a rusty spoon.
True
What is Elie Wiesel's father's name?
Shlomo Wiesel
What is the most important thing in Elie's life before his town is invaded by the Germans?
his religion
Why does Elie end up having to have an operation?
his foot was swollen
Identify the theme:
"Why, but why should I bless Him? In every fiber I rebelled. Because He had had thousands of children burned in His pits?" (Wiesel 74).
FAITH
Elie and his father leaving Buna's hospital before the Red Army arrives is an example of what figurative language?
IRONY
How many sisters did Elie Wiesel have?
3 total: 2 older and 1 younger
Who loses their mind as they envision fire, while traveling to Birkenau?
Madame Schachter
How do the prisoners travel to Gleiwitz?
They run for about 42 miles.
Identify the theme:
"The three 'veterans,' with needles in their hands, engraved a number on our left arms," (Wiesel 51).
DEHUMANIZTION
What is the name of the place where Elie's father died?
Buchenwald
Who was Elie's mentor when he lived in Sighet?
Moshe the Beadle
What age does Elie tell the SS officer he is when he arrives at Birkenau?
18
How many men got into the train car with Elie and his father on the trip to Buchenwald? How many arrived at the camp?
100 prisoners got into the train, 12 prisoners arrived at the camp.
Identify the theme:
"... he had wanted to get rid of his father! He had felt that his father was growing weak, he had believed that the end was near and had sought this separation in order to get rid of the burden..." (Wiesel 97).
SURVIVAL
Simile/Metaphor:
"When at last a gray glimmer of light appeared in the horizon, it revealed a tangle of human shapes... piled one on top of the other, like a field of dust-covered tombstones in the first light of dawn," (Wiesel 93).
Simile
What was Elie's younger sister's name?
Tziporah Wiesel
What is Elie's new "name" at the camp?
A-7713
What was the last word Elie's father said?
ELIEZER
Identify the theme:
"They stopped and stared after us, but otherwise showed no surprise," (Wiesel 105).
SILENCE
Simile/Metaphor:
"Suddenly his eyes would become blank, nothing but two pits of terror," (Wiesel 72).
Metaphor