Super Easy
What was Elie's new name?
A-7713
How many times did the police call role before they left?
They role called at least 20 times.
What role does faith play in Elie’s experience during the Holocaust?
Faith is central early on but Elie struggles with it after witnessing so much cruelty. He begins to question God’s existence and justice.
What message do you think Elie Wiesel wanted readers to learn from Night?
Wiesel wanted readers to remember the Holocaust’s horrors speak out against injustice and never forget what hatred can do.
What did the prisoners have to do before they got to sleep?
They had to run at midnight before they got to go to sleep.
What does Elie do so he doesn't have to get his gold crown pulled from the dentist?
He tells the dentist that he is sick.
True or False: All of the prisoners had to go bald?
True
How does Elie’s view of God change from the beginning to the end of the story?
Elie is deeply religious and prays often. By the end he feels angry and distant from God questioning why He allowed such evil.
What were the places called that they stayed in?
Barracks
How many ranks did they always fall into?
They always fall into 5 ranks.
True or False: Elie is a boy
True
What moments show the loss of humanity among the prisoners?
When prisoners fight over food ignore others dying or abandon family members it shows how survival destroyed compassion.
What were they burning in the pit at the Concentration camp?
They were burning babies.
What did the Jews were on there arm?
A yellow star.
How many people can fit into one car of the train?
Only 80 people can fit into one car of the train.
How does Wiesel use imagery to show the horrors of the concentration camps?
He uses vivid descriptions of sights, sounds, and smells like smoke, silence and corpses to make the reader feel the fear and suffering.
What was his age and his profession that he had to lie about?
He said that he was 18 and that he was a farmer.
What was the prisoners evening meal?
Bread and Margarine
Where did the train stop?
The train stopped in Kaschau a small town on the Czechoslovakian border
How does Elie’s relationship with his father change throughout the book?
Elie looks up to his father and depends on him for guidance. As time passes in the camps their roles reverse Elie becomes the caretaker as his father grows weaker.