Night Chap 8-9

At the beginning of Chapter 8 when the SS officers ordered the men to "form ranks of five," Wiesel held his father's hand. Why?

• the SS ordered him to stay away from his father

• his father could hardly stand on his own

• he does not want to be separated from his father

• he does not want to be separated from his father

Why does Elie have a moment where he feels he failed the same test as the Rabbi's son?

• He stole bread from his father

• He purposefully asks to be in a separate block than his dad.

• He refuses to bring his father coffee.

• He wonders what it would be like if he didn't find his father.

Why is Elie angry with his dad at the beginning of the chapter?

• His dad upset the guards.

• His dad wants to die.

• His dad lost his spoon.

• His dad can't get up to relieve himself.

Elie does all the following when his father was dying EXCEPT

• Beat up other prisoners to protect him.

• Share his rations.

• Tried to get a doctor to help him.

• Wonder if he would be better off if his father died.

Why can't Elie cry after he wakes and find that his father has been taken to the crematory?

• There were people watching him.

• He was dehydrated.

• He was secretly relieved to be free of his father.

• The officers would beat him.

On April 5th

• it was decided that Buchenwald would be liquidated and they would evacuate all of the prisoners

• it was the start of nearly six days without any food for the prisoners

• the resistance movement was not abandoning the Jews and was going to prevent the liquidation

• all of the above

What did the resistance movement do?

• Tried to take over the camp and cause the SS men to flee.

• Tried to take over the camp and they were all killed for disobedience.

• Tried to set up an escape route for Jews in the camp.

• Started a riot within the camp to cause a distraction.

What was Elie and the other prisoners first act as "free men"?

• sleep

• eat

• pray

• laugh

The liberated prisoners want revenge

• true

• false

What did Wiesel see in the mirror?

• Himself as a young boy

• His father's eyes

• All the dead from the camps

• A corpse