Night Chapter 1-6 Questions /50

Multiple Choice Questions :

1. In "Night," what event marks Elie Wiesel's arrival at Auschwitz? /2

• A) Forced march

• B) Selection process

• C) Liberation

• D) Train derailment

2. What is the significance of Elie's relationship with his father? /2

• A) It provides comfort and support.

• B) It strains due to conflict.

• C) It remains indifferent.

• D) It is non-existent.

3. At Auschwitz, what does Elie witness that really affects him? /2

• A) Public execution

• B) Liberation by Allied forces

• C) Harsh labor conditions

• D) Separation from his family

4. What is the "Kanada" mentioned in the text? /2

• A) A type of food

• B) A barracks

• C) A concentration camps

• D) A forced march

5. In chapter 6, why does Elie undergo surgery? /2

• A) To escape from the camp

• B) To remove an infected foot

• C) To get a tattoo
 • D) To avoid hard labor

6- What does Eliezer witness in the concentration camp that deeply disturbs him? /2

A. Mass execution by firing squad

B. Forced labor in extreme conditions.

C. Infants being thrown into a fiery ditch.

D. Brutal beatings by the guards

7- Why does Eliezer's father give him his knife and spoon? /2

A. To defend himself against other prisoners.

B. As a family memory

C. To trade for extra food

D. To prepare for an escape attempt.

8- What is the first reaction of the Jewish community in Sighet to the warnings about the Nazis
intentions? /2

A. They organize a resistance movement.

B. They dismiss the warnings as baseless rumors.

C. They immediately go into hiding.

D. They seek asylum in neighboring countries.

9- What is the meaning of the selections in the concentration camps? /2

A. It determines who will be executed.

B. It decides who gets extra rations of food.

 C. It assigns prisoners to different work details.

D. It allows prisoners to choose their own fate.

10 -Why does Eliezer end up in the hospital instead of being evacuated with the rest of the
prisoners? /2

A. He fakes an illness to avoid the evacuation.

B. He is too weak to join the evacuation march.

C. He volunteers to stay behind and care for the sick

D. The guards mistakenly leave him behind.

True or False:

11- True or False: Elie Wiesel loses his faith in God during his time in the concentration camps. /1
12- True or False: Elie's father does not survive the harsh conditions of the concentration camps. /1

13- True or False: Elie witnesses acts of kindness and compassion from fellow prisoners. /1

14- True or False: Elie and his father are separated during the selection process at Auschwitz. /1

15- True or False: Elie Wiesel's journey begins in Sighet, a small town in Hungary. /1

16- True or False: Eliezer's father becomes increasingly frail and weak as the story progresses. /1

17- True or False: The prisoners in the concentration camp are given ample food and medical care.
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18- True or False: Eliezer's family is initially optimistic about the future and believes that the war will
not directly impact their lives. /1

19- True or False: Eliezer and his father manage to escape from the concentration camp and find
temporary refuge in a nearby village. /1

20- True or False: Eliezer and his father are separated from Eliezer's mother and sister shortly after
arriving at the concentration camp. /1

Short Answer Questions:

21- Describe Elie's emotional state when he first arrives at Auschwitz. /2

22- What is the importance of the violin in the book. /2

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23- What role does religion play in Elie's life during his time in the concentration camps? /2

24- How does Elie's relationship with his father evolve throughout the early chapters? /2

25- What is the impact of dehumanization on the prisoners in the concentration camps. /2

Essay Question:

26- Analyze Elie Wiesel's time in the death camps in the first six chapters of "Night." How does the
story represent Elie and his fellow inmates' loss of innocence? Talk about certain experiences or
events that show this loss of innocence and think about how they affected Elie's beliefs on faith
and his religion.

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