Night by Elie Wiesel

What town do Elie and his family come from?

• Sighet

• Haifa

• Budapest

• Gleiwitz

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Upon his return to Sighet, what does Moishe the Beadle attempt to do?

• warn the jews about what will happen to them

• find his faith in Elie

• teach Cabbala to the young

• create a resistance movement

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What is the Kaddish?

• Jewish prayer for the dead

• a dance of worship to God

• an ancient language of the caballa

• a special food served at Passover

With what instrument is Elie’s gold crown removed?

• a rusty spoon

• a rusty fork

• Franek’s bare hands

• a scalpel

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Why does Akiba Drumer decide to die?

• He has lost his faith in God.

• He is in too much physical pain.

• He is too old and lonely.

• He is sick anyway.

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Why does Elie end up having to have an operation?

• His foot swells.

• His tooth is infected.

• He is in pain from his appendix.

• His arm swells.

What does Elie pray to God that he will never do?

• abandon his father

• die in the concentration camps

• stop praying

• rise up and seek vengeance

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After they arrive at Gleiwitz, what does Elie say he hears in the middle of the night?

• Juliek playing his violin

• screaming of children

• moans of the injured

• whispers from the dead in his dreams

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Why is the hanging of the pipel so emotional for the prisoners?

• The pipel is so young and angelic looking.

• The prisoners have already witnessed another hanging.

• They know there would be no soup that day.

• They think he is a symbol for Jesus.

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What is Elie’s “inheritance” from his father?

• a spoon and a knife

• a rusty can and a knife

• his jacket

• a bag of gold

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