English 30-1
Night Essay Exam
Choose ONE of the following questions to complete:
1. Much literature explores the way in which our perspectives or
outlooks determine our approach to life and the quality of our
lives. Write an essay based on Night and/or other literature
or film from this unit in which you discuss this idea. What
idea(s) does the author develop regarding the significance
of an individual’s perspective? Support and develop your
controlling idea with reference to specific detail from the
novel.
2. In the course of life, the way that we respond to hardship or
conflict often determines who we become; our response can be
active or passive. Some of the responses from this unit to the
holocaust include silence, hope (or loss of), and faith (or loss
of). Write an essay based on Night in which you discuss human
response to conflict. What idea(s) does the author develop
regarding this theme? Support and develop your controlling
idea with reference to specific detail from the literature.
3. Much literature examines the individual’s capacity to persevere
in the face of hardship or the unknown. Write an essay based
on Night and/or other literature or film from this unit in which
the author examines the way in which an individual’s ability to
persevere influences his or her life. What idea(s) does the
author develop regarding perseverance? Support and develop
your controlling idea with reference to specific detail from the
literature.
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