"Night" Study Guide – Flashcards
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What was the prisoners last step in the admission process?
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They had to get a tattoo of their new 'name'
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What was the 1st edict?
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Jews could not leave their homes for 3 days.
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What was the 2nd edict?
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Jews had to turn in all of their valuables.
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What was the 3rd edict?
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Jews had to wear a yellow star.
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What other rights did they lose?
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They couldn't go to restaurants, travel, attend synagogues, or be in the streets after 6pm.
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What was Madame Schachter's premonition?
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She saw a fire with huge flames.
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What advice does the Polish man give to Elie and the other Jews?
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"Let there be camaraderie among you."
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Why was the prisoner in charge of Elie's block removed from this position?
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He was too kind.
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Moishe the Beadle was deported from Sighet because he was:
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a foreigner
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What was the most important thing that Moché taught Eliezer?
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To try to ask God the right questions, not to try to find the right answers.
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What emotion best describes the attitude of the Jewish community in Sighet towards the Germans during the first five years of World War II?
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indifference
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How did Eliezer learn that the Jews were to be deported?
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His father heard from the Jewish Council.
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During which Jewish holiday did the German persecution of the Jews in Sighet begin?
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Passover
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Where are the Jews forced to wait the entire day before deportation?
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The Synagogue
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What event initially caused Madame Schächter to lose her mind?
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She was separated from her husband and two older sons.
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Which concentration camp does Eliezer arrive at first?
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Auschwitz/Birkenau
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How old does Eliezer tell Dr. Mengele he is when he arrives at Birkenau?
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18
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Who did Elie Wiesel get to help train him in the cabbala?
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Moishe the Beadle
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Who found the teacher for Elie?
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Himself
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What news does Elie's father return with after his late-night meeting of the council?
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They are going to be deported, destination unknown
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How many people ride on each train car?
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80
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What does madame Schachter imagine she sees during the train ride?
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fire
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What type of comparison is "Everywhere rooms lay open...An open tomb."?
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metaphor
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When her hallucinations come true, this is an example of
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foreshadowing
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What news does Elie's father return with after his late night meeting of the council?
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they are going to be deported, destination unknown
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From whom is Eliezer separated at Birkenau?
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His mother and three sisters
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What is Kiddish?
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the Jewish prayer for the dead
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What year does the story begin?
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1944
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How old is Eliezer Weisel when the story begins?
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12
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What happens to the prisoners every time they enter a new camp?
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go through selection
