Night by Elie Wiesel

Who did Elie Wiesel get to help train him in the Kabbalah?

• The Gestapo

• Moshe the Beadle

• His teacher

• His grandfather

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Who found the teacher for Elie?

• His father

• Moshe the Beadle

• His rabbi

• Himself

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Which of the following was NOT a detail from the description of Moshe's stories from when he was to deported to Galicia?

• He describes babies being used as target practice.

• He describes people digging their own graves.

• He describes his wife's death.

• He describes faking his own death in order to escape.

Which of the following is NOT a reason people didn't believe Moshe's tales?

• They thought he was trying to get them to give him money.

• They thought he was crazy.

• They thought he wanted their pity.

• They thought he just wanted attention.

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What news does Elie's father return with after his late-night meeting of the council?

• They are going to be sent to Auschwitz.

• They are going to be deported, destination unknown.

• They are going to Palestine.

• They are going to America, finally.

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Which of the following is NOT a detail of the scene in which the ghetto is evacuated?

• The day was hot.

• The people could have nothing to eat or drink.

• Many items were left abandoned in the street.

• They Hungarian police did not beat old people, women and children.

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Why did the citizens resist the truth, even when it was right in front of them?

• After everything that already happened, they felt it could not or would not get any worse.
• Ignorance is bliss.
• They were really dumb.
• Sometimes, you really don't know what's going on until it's too late.

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The term anti-semitism refers to:

• hatred of minorities
• hatred of Jews
• none of the above
• hatred of the disabled

Which of the following facts about Wiesel's father is NOT true?

• He runs a store and has 4 children.
• He hugs and kisses his four children every morning. 
• He does not display his feelings. 
• He discourages Elie from studying Kabbalah at a young age.

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What makes Elie different from most kids his age?

• He is kind to Jews
• He is deeply religious (pious)
• He worries about the war
• He is close to his father

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