Chapter 3 Comprehension Check – Night by Elie Wiesel

What is the name of the notorious SS officer who conducts the selection upon Elie's arrival at Auschwitz?

• Himmler

• Mengele

• Goebbels

• Eichmann

What choice does Elie face during the initial selection?

Elie and his father are separated from his mother and sisters forever at this point.

• True

• False

What horrifying sight greets Elie upon entering Birkenau?

• A. A welcoming speech from Nazi officers

• B. The crematorium and flames

• C. A meal and a hot shower

• D. A group of prisoners singing

How does Elie react when he first sees babies being burned in a ditch?

Which phrase does Elie repeat during this chapter, symbolizing the loss of his faith?

• A. “God is dead.”

• B. “Never shall I forget...

• C. “Why have You abandoned us?”

• D. “We must never forget.”

What is Elie’s internal reaction to the religious Jews who continue to pray?

• He is angry and questions why they continue to pray to a God who allows such suffering.

• He feels inspired by their unwavering faith and joins them in prayer.

• He is indifferent and does not pay attention to their actions.

• He is comforted by their prayers and finds hope in their devotion.

Elie and his father pass the first selection and are assigned to work.

• True

• False

What happens to Elie and his father after the selection?

• They are allowed to return home.

• They are immediately forced to dig graves.

• Their heads are shaved and they are stripped of their clothes and identities.

• They are sent to Buchenwald.

How does Elie describe the transition from being a person to becoming a number?

• He describes it as losing his identity.

• He describes it as gaining freedom.

• He describes it as becoming stronger.

• He describes it as finding hope.