Night Chapter Five

Why didn't Elie fast on Yom Kippur?

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

• He was rebelling against God.

• None of the above

Who died during the selection process?

• Eliezer (Elie)

• Akiba Drumer

• Yossi

• Elie's dad

Why were the inmates kept in the block after evening soup?

• 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

Who examined the prisoners during selection?

• The Kapo

• Hitler

• Dr. Mengele

Why was Elie taken to an infirmary (hospital)?

• He had a swollen foot

• He had a swollen tongue

• Dehydration

• He had the flu

What was the weather during the emptying of the camp, at the end of chapter 5?

• Sunny and humid

• Rainy

• Cold and snowing

Elie and his father were given the choice to stay at the infirmary in Buna or leave to the next concentration camp.

• True

• False

Elie and his father chose to march to the next camp, rather than stay at Buna.

• True

• False

Why was the camp that Elie was at being cleared out?

• The Front (Russian and American troops) was moving closer to the concentration camp.

• There was no longer any food.

• A nearby concentration camp needed more prisoners.

• Buna was overtaken by prisoners.

On page 71, Elie's father gives Elie his spoon and knife. What does this symbolize?

• This symbolizes Elie's father giving up hope to live, but wanting Elie to continue on with strength and courage to live. It is Elie's inheritance from his father.

• This symbolizes the importance of bread and soup, as all the prisoners were starving.

• The spoon and knife had no symbolic meaning. It represented nothing. It is just a spoon and knife.