Night
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Study Guide
Have your green packet all filled out! Including the vocabulary!
What was Elie’s hometown called?
Why did the Jews of Sighet underestimate the approaching danger?
Who was considered “insane” on the cattle car, and yelled that she saw a fire?
Why was Elie separated from his mom and sisters?
What was tattooed on Elie’s arm?
Who were Elie and his father separated from when they arrived at the camp?
Why did Elie have to go to the dentist?
What would have happened if Elie and his father had stayed at the hospital?
What happened to Elie’s foot, and what surgical procedure was performed on
it?
Who was Idek?
Who was almost mistaken for dead and thrown from the train?
Why did the men clean the block before the liberating army arrived?
When the prisoners were liberated, what was their first act as freed men?
At the end of the novel, what did Elie see when he looked in the mirror?
Why was Elie punished by Idek?
Who are the following characters?
Moshe the Beadle
Elie Wiesel
Chlomo Wiesel
Stein of Antwerp
Madame Schachter
You will have to pick three of the quotes below and write about:
1) What was happening in the story at the time
2) How that quote is significant to a theme in Night.
"Never shall I forget those flames which consumed my faith forever."
"Hitler is the only one who has kept his promises, all his promises to the Jews."
"The yellow star? Oh well, what of it? You don't die of it."
"My God, Lord of the Universe, give me strength never to do what Rabbi
Eliahou’s son has done."
"Men to the left! Women to the right!"
Prompt: What do you believe is the most prominent (important) theme in
Night? Why? Support your answer with evidence from the book.
In order to prepare for the essay part of the test, you may use the
following page to create an outline.
Outline
MLA Style
Thesis Statement: _____________________________________________________________________
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I.
Introduction
a. Strong Opening:
b. Introduce Topic or Question
c. Thesis Statement
II.
Body
a. Support/Reason:
i. Evidence:
b. Support/Reason:
i. Evidence:
c. Support/Reason:
i. Evidence:
III.
Conclusion
a. Summarize what you’ve said
b. Restate your thesis
c. Closing thought that leaves the reader thinking