Characters
This character is described as "a cultured man, rather unsentimental. He rarely displayed feelings. The Jewish community held him in highest esteem; his advice was frequently sought."
Elie's father
This Wiesel is a survivor of the Holocaust and the author of Night.
Elie Wiesel
The misfortunes of Moishe the Beadle occur in what year?
1942
In Chapter 2, what 3 items does the German officer order the Jewish to forfeit?
Gold, Silver, Watches
Upon arrival at _____, “a wretched stench” permeates the air.
Birkenau
Upon entering Auschwitz, this person, conducting medical screenings, asks Elie his age.
Dr. Mengele
The Prayer of the Dead is also known as _____.
Kaddish
Moishe tells of the _____ taking over the train, and the Jewish are forced to dig a trenches and are shot.
What two items is everyone permitted to keep upon arrival in Auschwitz?
Belt and shoes
Birkenau is a receiving center for which concentration camp?
Auschwitz
Prior to the Wiesels’ misfortunes, this foreign Jew disappears for several months?
Moishe the Beadle
The prisoners argue about fasting in observance of _____.
Yom Kippur
One of the rights lost by decree in Sighet states that each Jew had to wear _____ on his person.
A yellow star (The Star of David)
For what is Elie thankful because it conceals the secret of his shoes being new?
Mud
At this camp, where Elie and his father are sent after Auschwitz, a German officer pays special attention to some of the children. What is the name of the camp?
Buna
This character has visions of fire, foreshadowing the impending doom the Jews face in Auschwitz.
Madame Schachter
This Wiesel is the youngest of the siblings.
Tzipora
What act does someone take to try and warn the Wiesels of the danger approaching that night in Sighet? Elie later recalls this event and makes this realization.
Knocking on the window
What does Elie refer to as his “inheritance”?
knife and spoon given by his father
The move to _____ is difficult because the officer constantly threatens the prisoners as they march through ice and snow.
Gleiwitz
Although Elie is told to stay away from _____, Elie is hit about the chest and head, thrown down, and beaten until bloody. (chapter 4)
Idek
A Jewish house of worship is called a _____.
Synagogue
The people of Sighet are told they are being deported to work in _____ factories.
brick
What does Juliek take with him on the march to Gleiwitz?
Elie remains at this camp until his liberation.
Buchenwald