Quiz on Elie Wiesel's Night

What town do Elie and his family come from?

• Budapest

• Gleiwitz

• Sighet

• Warsaw

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Upon his return to Sighet, what does Moshe 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?

• a special food served at Passover

• an ancient language of the caballa

• a dance of worship to God

• Jewish prayer for the dead

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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

After they arrive at Gleiwitz, what does Elie hear in the middle of the night?

• screaming of children

• moans of the injured

• Juliek playing his violin

• whispers from the dead in his dreams

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

• the prisoners have already witnessed another hanging

• they think he is a symbol for Jesus

• they know there would be no soup that day

• the pipel is so young and angelic looking

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What stares back at Elie at the end of the novel?

• the SS soldiers

• the American liberators

• a vision of his mother and father

• a corpse

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What is the slogan for Auschwitz?

• “Live Free or Die”

• “Work is Liberty”

• “Live Long and Prosper”

• “Live for Germany”

Why don’t Elie’s new shoes get taken away at Buna?

• they are ugly

• they are not needed

• they are covered in mud

• he barters his gold crown

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Juliek plays his violin for the last time.

• Juliek

• Eliezer

• Moshe

• Shlomo

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