Night: Chapter 5 Reading Check

Why did Elie go to the infirmary (hospital)?

• He was sick and had a really high fever.
• His foot was too swollen to stand on.
• His tooth had become infected.
• He had fallen and hurt his wrist.

What holiday are the Jews celebrating at the beginning of chapter 5?

• Christmas

• Kaddish

• Rosh Hashana

• Thanksgiving

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Why didn't Elie fast on Yom Kippur? Check the two answers that are correct.

• His dad told him not to, and so he was obeying his father.

• He was rebelling against God.

• He was not hungry.

• The SS officers don't allow him to eat.

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What does Elie's father try to give him after the first selection?

• His inheritance: a ration of bread.

• His inheritance: a knife and a spoon.

• His inheritance: a ring kept hidden from the SS.

• His inheritance: a ration of bread and soup.

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What is the weather like at the end of Chapter 5?

• Rainy

• Snowy

• Thundering

• Sunny

Why does the head of block want the block cleaned before they leave?

• He wants it look like as if the Jews were humans and not animals.

• He wants the next family who stays there to feel comfortable.

• He wants to trick the other Jews into thinking his block is better.

• Hitler is arriving soon and it needs to be spotless.

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Which of the following pieces of advice was Elie NOT given to pass the selection process?

• Run quickly

• Don't show fear

• Move limbs to get color into them

• Look at the SS doctors.

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What is ironic about Elie's decision to leave the hospital to march?

• Everyone left in the hospital died the next day
• Everyone left in the hospital were liberated
• Everyone left in the hospital died from starvation
• Everyone left in the hospital ran away

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On page 69, Wiesel eats a piece of bread in defiance of the Yom Kippur fast. He says, "I felt a great void opening." What does that mean?

• He feels the loss of his love of and faith in God.
• He is really hungry.
• He no longer believes God exists.
• He feels guilty for eating the bread.

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Why were the inmates kept in the block after evening soup? (Pg. 69-70)

• They were to be examined to see if they could be released back home.

• They were to be examined for selection.

• They needed to prepare for another hanging.

• None of the above

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