Chapter 2 Quiz: Night by Elie Wiesel

What are the conditions like inside the cattle wagons?

• Spacious and comfortable

• Cramped, hot, and unbearable

• Cold and quiet

• Full of food and supplies

What does Madame Schächter repeatedly scream about?

• A bright future

• Fire and flames

• Her missing family

• The arrival of food

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How do the passengers react to Madame Schächter’s screams?

• They comfort her

• They ignore her

• They tie her up and beat her

• They ask the guards for help

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What does Madame Schächter’s vision of fire foreshadow?

• The warmth of their new home

• The destruction and horrors of the concentration camps

• A celebration upon arrival

• A sign of hope

What is the final destination of the cattle wagons?

• Auschwitz

• Birkenau

• Sighet

• Buchenwald

What do the prisoners see upon arrival at Birkenau?

• A peaceful village

• A large fire and smoke rising from chimneys

• A welcoming committee

• A train station

What does Wiesel mean when he writes, "Our eyes were open, but too late"?

• They realized too late the horrors they were about to face

• They were excited to start a new life

• They were blinded by the darkness

• They were too tired to understand

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How does Elie feel about Madame Schächter’s son?

• He admires his bravery

• He is scared by his helplessness

• He ignores him

• He envies his optimism

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What literary device is used in Madame Schächter’s repeated cries of "Fire! I see fire!"?

• Irony

• Foreshadowing

• Simile

• Metaphor

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What does the German officer threaten to do if the prisoners do not obey?

• Give them food

• Let them go

• Shoot them on the spot

• Send them back home

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