Night Study Guide Questions
Chapter
1
1.
Describe Moshe, the Beadle.
2. Why
did Eliezer pray, and why did he cry when he prayed?
3. Upon
his return, what story did Moshe tell?
4. Why
didn’t the people believe him?
5. Cite
examples of how the Jewish citizens of Sighet began
to lose their rights.
6. What
is a ghetto?
7. Why
did the citizens resist the truth, even when it was in front of them?
8.
Describe the conditions in the train (at the end of the chapter).
Chanter
2
1.
Explain, “our eyes were opened, but too late.” Where
was the train at this point?
2. What
was foreshadowed by Madame Schacter’s nightmare?
3. What
did some of the passengers do to quiet Madame Schacter?
4. Where
did the train finally stop?
Chapter
3
1. When
questioned by the S.S. Officer, why did Elie lie about his age and occupation?
2. What
was the first horrifying sight that Elie at first disbelieved?
3.
Explain what Elie meant when he said, “Never shall I forget these flames which
consumed my faith forever.”
4. How
had Elie changed in a short time?
5. What
was Elie’s first impression of
6. What
was the “compulsory formality” at the entrance to all camps?
7. What
sort of identification was used on the prisoners?
8. Why
was the prisoner in charge of Elie’s block removed
from this position?
9. What
were the prisoners’ rations at each meal?
10. What
was Bela Katz forced to do once he was chosen for his
strength?
Chapter
4
1. What
were the objectives of the medical examinations?
2. Why
were the Jewish musicians not allowed to play music by Beethoven?
3.
Describe one of Idek’s bouts of madness.
4. How
did Elie initially avoid losing his gold crown?
5. Whom
did Elie meet years later on the Paris Metro?
6. What
happened when Elie refused to give his crown to Franek? What was the end
result?
7.
Describe the scene with the soup cauldrons.
8.
During one of the preliminary “ceremonies” for a hanging, what did Juliek whisper to Elie? What does this suggest?
9.
During one hanging, Elie and the other prisoners cried. What made this hanging
different from others?
Chapter
5
1. Why
didn’t Elie fast on Yom Kippur?
2. What
advice was Elie given to pass the selection process?
3. How
did Elie’s father respond when he learned his name
had been written down?
4. What
did Akiba Drumer ask the
others to do for him? Did they do it?
5. Why
was Elie placed in the hospital?
6. Why
was the camp to be evacuated? What did Elie learn of the fate of those-who stayed
behind in the hospital?
Chapter
6
1. What
happened to anyone who could not keep up with the march?
2. How
did Zalman die?
3. What
horrible realization did Elie come to concerning Rabbi Eliahou
and his son? How did Elie respond to this?
4. What
was Juliek’s last act?
5. How
did Elie help his father when the selection was made?
Chapter
7
1. How
did Elie again help his father when they were on the train?
2.
Describe the scene Elie witnessed between the father and son.
3. How many
got out of the wagon? Where had they arrived?
Chapter
8
1.
Explain how the father/son roles had been reversed in the case of Elie and his
father?
2. Why
was Elie’s father being beaten?
3. What did
Elie think of the advice given to him by the head of the block?
Chapter
9
1. What
happened on April 5th?
2. What
was the resistance movement? What did they do?
3. What
did the prisoners do when they were freed?