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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. In Chapter 4 why was speaking German to Wiesel at the camp so risky for a young female prisoner?
2. What did Madame Schachter do after the confrontation with the men on the train?
3. What troubling news did the people of Sighet learn in the spring of 1944?
4. In Chapter 3, when Wiesel's father asked directions to the washroom, what happened to him?
5. How did Madame Schachter react when the train began moving again in Chapter 2?
Short Essay Questions
1. What did Madame Schachter scream about shortly after the train stopped and how did that relate to what the prisoners saw when they got off the train cars?
2. How did Wiesel describe Dr. Mengele?
3. In Chapter 4, why was the dentist office shut down?
4. What did the prisoners feel when they learned about the crematorium in Chapter 3?
5. How were the people of Sighet lulled into a false sense of security by the German troops who entered Sighet in the spring of 1944?
6. How did Moshe escape being killed when he was deported?
7. At the beginning of Chapter 3, what did the Jews leave behind in the wagons?
8. What did the tent leader's aide want from Wiesel and what would he give in return in Chapter 4?
9. What happened to Moshe and his companions who were deported?
10. How did Franck get Wiesel to part with his gold tooth?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
The title of the book is significant. What does night often represent to people? Do bad things occur more frequently in the daytime or at night? What does the title of the book symbolize?
Essay Topic 2
Wiesel struggled with his relationship with his father throughout the book. How did Wiesel treat his father when they were first imprisoned? Why did Wiesel sometimes want to abandon his father? Why was Wiesel conflicted about how to treat his father? How did Wiesel's relationship with his father change throughout Night?
Essay Topic 3
The mood of the book does not change when the prisoners are liberated. How do the prisoners respond when they are freed? Does their emotional state change when they know they are free? Why are they still suffering, even though they are no longer prisoners? Why do the prisoners not show joy and elation at being rescued?
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