Test Your Knowledge About Night Book
This test will cover the first two chapters of Night
- 1.What news does Elie's father return with after his late night meeting of the council?
- A.
They are going to America.
- B.
They are going to Germany
- C.
They are going to be deported
- 2.How many people rode on each train car?
- A.
50
- B.
100
- C.
80
- 3.What does Madame Schachter imagine she sees during the train ride?
- A.
Dead babies
- B.
Gas chambers
- C.
Fire
- 4.What was the purpose of the ghettos?
- A.
Build a jewish community
- B.
Have a place for jews to live and work
- C.
To let them die and prepare them for the camps
- 5.What advice is Eli and his father given?
- A.
Appear or look sick
- B.
Lie about your hometown
- C.
Lie about your age and profession
- 6.What town do Elie and his family come from?
- A.
Berlin
- B.
Sighet
- C.
Paris
- 7.Upon his return to Sighet, what does Moshe the Beadle attempt to do?
- A.
Eat
- B.
Run for mayor
- C.
Try to warn everyone of the coming disaster
- 8.What is the slogan for Auschwitz?
- A.
"Live free or die hard"
- B.
“Work is Liberty”
- C.
"Work for food"
- 9.Although Eli is very discouraged with God he will still tell everyone to worship and praise God at all times.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 10.The ultimate goal of the Nazi party was to allow the Jewish people to live
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 11.The crematorium was a place to pray
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 12.The most important thing Eli wanted to do was to stay with his father through the whole ordeal.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 13.Madame Scachters vision was an example of________.
- 14.Why do you think the reaction of Madame Schächter’s son upsets Elie so much?
- 15.Describe the relationship between Elie and his father. How do the roles in their relationship change towards the end of the novel?
- 16.Why did Eli recieve 25 lashes?
- A.
He stole some food
- B.
He lied about his age
- C.
He saw Idek and a girl
- 17.The girl he saw in Buna was actually a Jew
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 18.What was the ultimate purpose of the selection process?
- A.
To find pretty girls
- B.
To find out if you could work
- C.
To select those who would live and those who would die
- 19.When does Eli really begin to lose his faith?
- A.
When he hears mrs. Schecter scream about the flames
- B.
When he saw the smoke from the crematorium
- C.
When he was separated from his mother and sister
- 20.Why was Moshe the Beadle on the first transport?
- A.
He was a foreign jew
- B.
He bought a first class ticket
- C.
He was randomly chosen
- 21.Which of the following is not a detail of the scene in which the ghetto is evacuated?
- A.
The day was hot
- B.
The Hungarian police did not beat old people, women and children
- C.
The people left many things in the street
- 22.Moshe and Eli studied the
- A.
Bible
- B.
Koran
- C.
Kabbalah
- 23.Who was the "angel of death?"
- A.
Hitler
- B.
Himmler
- C.
Mengele
- 24.Which Jewish holiday is called the Day of Atonement?
- A.
Rosh Hashana
- B.
Ramadan
- C.
Yom Kippur
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