Retake Assignment 14: Night Chapters 1 and 2

Who is the narrator of the story?

• Moishe the Beadle

• Eliezer

• Shlomo

• Mrs. Schächter

Match the character to their description:

• Moishe the Beadle

• Shlomo

• Mrs. Schächter

Categorize these elements as either Setting or Theme:

Groups:

(a) Setting

,

(b) Theme

• Survival

• Sighet

• Father-son relationship

• The cattle car

• Auschwitz-Birkenau

• Loss of faith

What literary device is used in the phrase "Night. No one prayed, so that the night would pass quickly."?

• Personification

• Simile

• Foreshadowing

• Alliteration

Explain how the symbol of "night" is used in the story and what it represents. (2-3 sentences)

What historical event is the backdrop for this story?

• World War I

• The Holocaust

• The American Civil War

• The French Revolution

Match the quote to its significance:

• Emphasizes the lasting trauma

• "The yellow star? So what?"

• Shows the loss of faith

• "Where is God now?"

• Demonstrates initial denial

• "Never shall I forget that night…"

Describe how Eliezer's relationship with his father changes throughout the story. (2-3 sentences)

What is the primary internal conflict Eliezer faces?

• Whether to escape the ghetto

• How to save his gold and valuables

• His struggle with his faith in God

• Whether to abandon his father

Categorize these events as occurring in Sighet or in the concentration camps:

Groups:

(a) Sighet

,

(b) Concentration camps

• Selection process

• Roll call

• Formation of the ghetto

• Moishe the Beadle's warning

• Seeing the crematorium flames

• Expulsion from homes