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Night Study Guide - All Chapters Questions And Answers Latest Update
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- Night by Elie Wiesel
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- Yale University
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Night Study Guide - All Chapters Questions AndAnswers Latest Update
Why was the prisoner in charge of Elie's block removed from this position? -
ANS>Because of his gentle kindness, the Polish prisoner is replaced. Because he
encouraged the Jewish prisoners, the Polish leader is replaced. He encouraged the
Jews to keep the faith. The Polish prisoner is much too kind and the Nazis replaced
him with someone who would treat the Jewish prisoners cruelly.
describe moshe the beadle in the book night -ANS>synagogue teacher, committed
to his religion Judaism, talks about mysteries of the universe, guides Ellie through
his struggles, only appears in the beginning of the book, was poor, stayed out
people's way, bothered no one, awkward as a clown didnt speak much,
why did Ellezer pray and why did he cry when he prayed -ANS>he prayed because
he wanted to know everything about his religion and to talk to God to find out why
things are happening to him something inside him felt like he needed too
upon his return what story did moshe tell -ANS>the jews were forced to dig their
own graves once on polish territory. Once graves dug the Gestapo told them to
approach each grave one by one as they approached the grave the Gestapo shot
them one by one. Once shot they fell into the graves that were dug
Why didn't the people believe him -ANS>they people in Sighet were educated
rational people. They did not want to believe that man was killing man. They
refused to believe that Europeans were allowing this to happen
, Cite examples of how the Jewish citizens of Sighet began to lose their rights -
ANS>couldn't leave their homes, had to wear the yellow star, couldn't own gold or
any other valuables, could not attend the synagogue, go to restaurants, travel by
railroad or be on the streets after 6 PM
what is a ghetto -ANS>neighborhoods with large homes were the jews were
required to live. they could not live any where else in the city
why did the citizens resist the truth even when it was in front of them -ANS>they
refused to except they were at war. they wanted to remain hopeful. they were
very religious and didn't want to believe God would allow things like this to
happen to them
describe the conditions in the train -ANS>unbearable, 80 people in one car, 2 pails
of water, a few pieces of bread, no air, the heat was intolerable, bars on the
windows, people were sealed inside, one guard to every cart, people being treated
like cattle, no room to lie down, took turns sitting down
Explain "our eyes were opened, but too late." Where was the train at this point? -
ANS>they finally realized what was happening to them. They realized all Moshe
had told them was true and had they maybe continued to keep their eyes closed
that their lives would not get any worse then they had been over the last few days.
The train was now on the Czechoslovakian border in a small town named Kaschau
what was foreshadowed by Madame Schacter's nightmare? -ANS>her nightmare
predicts their fate in Birkenau. she saw flames in her nightmare and the flames are
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