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Night
Unit Test

1. Which of the following is NOT considered to be one of the major themes of the book
Night?
a. Faith
b. Silence
c. Inhumanity
d. Fire/Smoke
e. Familial Bond
2. How many people were packed into each train car at the beginning of the book?
a. 40
b. 60
c. 80
d. 100
e. 120
3. The Pipel was hanged because his Oberkapo was caught ______.
a. Stockpiling weapons
b. Smuggling out Jews
c. Stealing extra rations
d. Abusing the prisoners
4. What did Franek try to take from Eliezer?
a. His shoes
b. His knife
c. His soup
d. His faith
5. I have more faith in _____ than anyone else. He alone has kept his promises, all his
promises, to the Jewish people.
a. Rabbi Eliahu
b. God
c. Hitler
d. Dr. Mengele
6. What town do Eliezer and his family come from?
a. Budapest
b. Montclair
c. Buna
d. Sighet

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7. What does Moishe the Beadle try to do once he returns to the village?
a. Break into Eliezers home
b. Spy for the Nazis
c. Warn the villagers about the Nazi threat
8. Prior to their deportation, the Jews of Eliezers village
a. Are required to wear yellow star of David
b. Bury their valuable property
c. Relocate into ghettos
d. All of the above
9. From whom is Eliezer separated at Birkenau?
a. His mother and sister
b. His father
c. His parents
d. His entire family
10. Who is in charge of the selection process in Buna?
a. Franek
b. Dr. Mengele
c. Idek
d. Akiba Drumer
11. Why doesn't Elie fast like the other prisoners?
a. He wanted to stand out
b. He was mad at God
c. He didnt like the food
d. He loved being hungry
12. What does Shlomo (Elies father) give Elie when he thinks he is going to die?
A.) The remainder of his bread and water
B.) A picture of their family
C.) A cross necklace
D.) A knife and spoon
13. Eliezer later learned that if he and his father had remained in the Auschwitz hospital
a. They would have been shot with the other prisoners
b. They would have starved to death
c. They would have been liberated by the Russians
d. None of the above
14. The men cleaned the block before evacuation in an attempt to
a. Show the liberating army that humans lived there
b. Search for food
c. Pass inspection
d. None of the above

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15. Eliezers father survives the war and is liberated with Eliezer.
a. True
b. False
Match the following quotes with the letter that describes when they were said or what they
represent.
16. That night the soup tasted of corpses.
a. Moshe the Beadles experience
b. when Elies father dies
c. after the Pipel is executed
d. when Buchenwald is liberated
17. I have been saved miraculously. . . . I wanted to come back, and to warn you.
a. Moshe the Beadles experience
b. when Elies father dies
c. after the Pipel is executed
d. when Buchenwald is liberated
e. the selection
18. An SS man would examine us. Whenever he found a weak one . . . he would write his
number down.
a. Moshe the Beadles experience
b. when Elies father dies
c. after the Pipel is executed
d. when Buchenwald is liberated
e. the selection
Quotations
Discuss the significance of the following quotations.
19. "The yellow star? Oh, well, what of it? You don't die of it . . . ."

20. "Men to the left! Women to the right!"

21. "No, not fifty. Forty. Do you understand? Eighteen and forty."

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22. "Who knows? Perhaps we are being deported for our own good. The front isn't very far
off; we shall soon be able to hear the guns. And then the civilian population would be
evacuated anyway. . . . "

23. "Perhaps someone has seen my son somewhere?"

24. True or False: Elie said he observed the prayer service like a stranger.
A. True
B. False
Short Answer
Please answer the question using 2-3 sentences.
25. When questioned by the S.S. Officer, why did Elie lie about his age and occupation?

26. Elie made up his mind what he would do if he were forced into the ditch with the burning
bodies. What was his plan of action? What kept him from doing it?

27. How was Elie able to get out of having his crown pulled from his mouth? What warning
did the dentist give him?

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Directions: Match the quotation and its missing word or phrase.

28. "The yellow ___ ? Oh, well, what of it?"
29. " _____ is not concerned with us."
30. "Let the world hear of the existence of ____ ."
31. "Look at it! A terrible ___ !"
32. "They're bombing ___!"
33. "Jews, ___ to me. It's all I ask of you."
34. "Yes, I am ___."
35. "No! He isn't ____. Not yet!"
36. "It's the end. ___ is no longer with us."
37. "I've got more faith in ___ than in anyone else."

A. Auschwitz
B. listen
C. Jewish
D. God
E. Buna
F. star
G. Hitler
H. dead
I. fire
J. Humanity

38-40 Choose 2 characters and write a brief description of each character in the space
provided. Explain why they are importance to the novel.
STEIN OF ANTWERP

MADAME SCHAECHTER

DR. MENGELE

NightEssay Questions-Select TWO of the following questions and

answer on your own paper. Your response should be two to three
paragraphs long.

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1. Dehumanization is the process by which the Nazis gradually reduced

the Jews to little more than "things" which were a nuisance to them.
Discuss at least three specific examples of events that occurred
which dehumanized Eliezer and two other characters from the
novel.
2. Write an essay reacting to the following quote persuading others to
agree with Elie Wiesel's judgment. Cite reasons how this could have
helped Elie in the novel and exactly how people could aid society if
they believed in helping others. Cite possible hazards and/or hurdles
to jump to overcome human fears in this issue.
Anyone who witnesses an atrocity or an act of inhumanity and
does nothing to stop it is just as guilty as the person committing
the act. Those who know and remain silent are guilty of the
same offense. To stand by silently is to participate in the crime.
(Elie Wiesel)
3. At the beginning of Night, the reader learns that Elie Wiesel was
hungry for knowledge especially religious knowledge. He pursued
Moishe the Beadle, hounding him with questions and asking him to
teach the the secrets of Jewish mysticism. However, throughout the
narrative, Wiesels religious zeal changes. Explain how Wiesels
character changes throughout the novel, especially in regard to the
Jewish religion and toward God. Use specific examples from the
narrative to support what you say.