Night Chapter 1 Review Questions – Flashcards
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He's a poor Jew in the town of Sighet.
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Who is Moishe the Beadle?
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He was a practical man who was involved in the Jewish community.
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Describe Elie Wiesel's father.
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He was a shopkeeper.
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What was Elie Wiesel's father's occupation?
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He and the other foreign Jews were carted off into Poland, where the Gestapo took over and forced them to dig their own graves. Moishe escaped because he was shot in the leg and left for dead.
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What was the story Moshie the Beadle told upon his return from being deported?
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Moishe warns the people of Sighet to leave because death is coming their way.
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Why did he say he returned to Sighet?
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Eliezer confides in Moishe his desire to learn Kabbalah, and to Eliezer's surprise, Moishe knows all about Kabbalah and starts to teach him.
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Why was Moishe the Beadle important to Elie Wiesel?
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Nobody listens.
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What was the public reaction to Moishe's story?
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The story takes in Transylvania in the 1940s.
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What was the setting and the year for the first section of the book?
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World War II has broken out. The Nazis begin to transport the Jews to concentration and death camps.
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What was the world condition at that time?
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An area where only one cultural, ethnic or religious group is permitted to live
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What is a ghetto?
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He hated them.
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How did Wiesel feel about the Hungarian police?
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The Wiesel's former maid
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Who was Maria?
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Maria had prepared a hiding place for the family in her town, but the family did not want to be separated.
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What happened when she visited the Wiesel family in the ghetto?
