Night Chapters 1-3

Which detail from the text best supports the

answer to the above question?

• "We must revolt!"

• "Still, I was happy, I was near my father."

• "Never shall I forget that night. Never shall I forget that smoke. Never shall I forget the small faces of children transformed into smoke."

• "My father's voice tore me from my daydream."

In what way is Elie becoming a dynamic character? 

• He was once devoted to his religion, but he is now angry at God.
• He once loved his father.  Now he hates him.
• He once wanted to be a student.  Now he wants to be a writer. 
• He once thought Germans were kind.  Now he dislikes them. 

Elie's main concern throughout the selection process

• Stay with his father

• Stay faithful

• Be brave and don't cry

• Stay out of sight

Which of the following identifies the author's purpose in the text?

• to entertain us with an exciting account of his experience

• to inform us about modern Nazis in America

• to persuade us to go to Europe and end the Holocaust

• to inform us of how horrible the Holocaust was so we might be less likely to let something like this happen again

What was roll call?

• When hungry people asked for another dinner roll

• When the Nazis counted the prisoners to see who was still alive and healthy

• When the Nazis made the prisoners roll in the mud

• Its making a phone call to a jelly roll

What sight shakes Elie's faith more than any other?

• the burning of babies and children in the crematorium
• the slaughterhouse 
• the sights of starving Jewish people
• the mass grave piled with bodies

What was the setting and the year for the first section of the book?

• 1915-1919 in Sighet, Transylvania

• 1950-1952 in Palestine and Jerusalem

• 1910-1915 in Berlin, Germany

• 1942-1944 in Sighet, Transylvania

What does the sign say above the iron door of the concentration camp?

• Work Makes You Free
• All Souls Go to Heaven
• Hope is A Choice
• Faith will set you free

He was held in great esteem by the Jews of Sighet.

• Elie

• Chlomo- Elie's Father

• Zalman

• Moshe the Beadle

The quote from Section 3, "[The gypsy] slapped my father with such force that he fell down and then crawled back to his place on all fours" is an example of which theme?

• Loss of faith

• Dehumanization of the Jews

• Desensitization to violence.

• Emotional Death