Night Section 1

Front

Who is the first character introduced in Night?

Back

Moshe the Beadle

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Front

What town do Eliezer and his family come from?

Back

Sighet

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Front

How old is Elie when the story begins?

Back

12

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Front

What is Eliezer’s oldest sister’s name?

Back

Hilda

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Front

Upon his return to the village, what does Moishe the Beadle try to do?

Back

Warn the villagers about the Nazi threat

Front

Where are the Jews of Sighet first sent after being evacuated from their original homes?

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To a ghetto within Sighet

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Front

What news does Elie's father receive at the late-night council meeting?

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The Jews of Sighet will be deported in the morning to an unknown destination

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Front

Why didn't people believe Moshe?

Back

They thought he was crazy or wanted pity.

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Which line from the selection provides the best evidence that the Jews of Sighet are optimistic despite Hitler’s plan of extermination?

Then one day they expelled all the foreign Jews for Sighet.

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The Germans were already in the town, the Fascists were already in power, the verdict had already been pronounced, yet the Jews of Sighet continued to smile.

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At that time is was still possible to obtain emigration permits for Palestine.

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We were no longer allowed to go into restaurants or cafes, to travel on the railway, to attend synagogue, to go out into the street after six o’clock.

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The Germans were already in the town, the Fascists were already in power, the verdict had already been pronounced, yet the Jews of Sighet continued to smile.

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True or False: Elie's mother and sisters went to their former maid's village to live.

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False

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