Night Final Test Study Guide

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What does the vision of fire seen by Madame Schächter represent in 'Night'?

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Danger

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What literary device is used in the quote 'Jews, listen to me,' she cried. 'I see a fire! I see flames, huge flames!'?

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Foreshadowing

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Identify the simile in the quote: 'They think I am mad,' he whispered, and tears like drops of wax, flowed from his eyes.

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Tears like drops of wax

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What is the irony in the quote 'We saw the barbed wire of another camp [Auschwitz]. This one has an iron gate with the overhead inscription 'Work makes you free!'?

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The irony lies in the false promise of freedom.

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Identify the simile in the quote: 'Monday went by like a small summer cloud, like a dream in the first hours of dawn.'

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Monday went by like a small summer cloud.

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What does the phrase 'We were withered trees in the heart of the desert' symbolize?

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Loss of hope and vitality.

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What is the significance of the quote 'This conversation lasted no more than a few seconds. It seemed like an eternity.'?

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It highlights the feeling of time distortion during traumatic experiences.

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Define foreshadowing in literature.

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A literary device used to give an indication or hint of what is to come later in the story.

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What is a simile? Provide an example from 'Night'.

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A simile is a figure of speech comparing two different things using 'like' or 'as'. Example: 'Tears like drops of wax.'

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Explain the concept of irony with an example from 'Night'.

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Irony is when the opposite of what you expect happens. Example: The sign 'Work makes you free!' at a concentration camp.