Night by Elie Wiesel

Study Guide

Characters Use bullet points to create a very detailed description. Include

information from the beginning to the end of this section. Use quotes
and page numbers.
Moishe, the Beadle
Keeper of the synagogue.
Returned to warn his fellow Jews.
Elie Wiesel Anther, 15 years old, Survivor, Deeply Religious, he is telling the story.

Sholomo Wiesel Elie’s Father

Respected member of the community

Madame Schachter Lady on the cattle car yelling “Fire”.

Telling their future.

PART 1: Pages 1-22

Questions Answers
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1. Who is the narrator of the story? What Elie Wiesel,1 person
point-of-view is used?
2. What is Elie Wiesel’s hometown - what Sighet, Transylvania
country? Romania
3. In what year does Elie’s story begin? How (p.1) 1941,12 almost 13
old was he then?
4. What did Elie want to do with his life? Wanted to study the kabbalah

5. Explain how the community viewed Elie’s Respected by the community.

father.
6. What happened to all of the foreign Jews of Evacuated
Sighet? Who did this include? Moishe, the beadle
7. Upon his return, what story did Moishe The Germans shot the Jews after they made them big
tell? their own graves.
8. Why do YOU feel the people didn’t believe They thought he was crazy. Thought this could not be
him? true.
9. List the rules the Jews are made to abide Curfew, Yellow Star, Give up their valuables, leave
by. their homes.
10. What is a ghetto?
A fenced off section of the town where the Jewish
people were forced to live.
 11. Why did the citizens resist the truth?
They were afraid to believe
12. What are the feelings of the Jews as they Afraid, denial, thought they were taking them
experience deportation? somewhere to be safe.
13. Describe the conditions of the train on Dark, Crowded, No Bathroom, No Windows.
found on page 22.

Part 3: Page 23- 46

14. What would happen to anyone found They would be shot

to have any valuable possessions?
15. What was foreshadowed by Madame Flame of the Crematorium
Schacter’s nightmare?
16. What did some of the passengers do to Beat her, Tied Her up, Gagged her
quiet her?
17. Where did the train finally stop? Birkenau

18. What could they smell? Burning Flesh

19. How were they made to get off the Pushed and hit them
train?
20. What is Elie’s one thought as the Jew’s Stay with his father, not to be alone.
are separated? He would never see his mother or sisters again.
21. Why did Elie lie about his age and Another prisoner told him to so he could stay
occupation? alive.
22. What was the horrifying sight that Elie The Germans were throwing babies in to the
first disbelieved? flames.
23. What did Elie decide to do rather than Run into the Electric barbed fence
chance being burned?
24. Elie repeats that he will _______. Never Forget

25. What were the prisoners made to do as Take off their clothes
they entered the barracks?
26. Who are the Kapos? Jewish Prisoners put in charge of other prisoners

27. According to Elie, how had he changed “I had become a different person” 37
(page 37)?
28. Why does he thank God on page 38? Because the mud helped him keep his new shoes.

29. Where does the SS officer say they are Auschwitz

and what are their two choices? Work or die (crematorium)
30. What happened with his father asked He was slapped in the face
to use the restroom?
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 31. What was Elie’s first impression of Better than Biekenau
Aushwitz?
32. What is the compulsory formality at all Shower and disinfection
of the concentration camps?
33. What sort of identification was used on Tattooed numbers
the prisoners? What was his A-7713
identification?
34. What were the prisoner’s rations at Coffee
each meal? Soup
Bread
35. What were the prisoners always trying Transport
to avoid?
36. Why was the prisoner in charge of Elie’s He was too nice.
block removed from his position?
37. Where was Elie and his father taken Buna
after leaving Aushwitz?

Part 2: Page 46-65

38. What was the objective of the medical Looking for gold teeth
examinations?
39. Why were the Jewish musicians not They were not allowed to play music composed by
allowed to play music by Beethoven? Germans.
40. Describe one of Idek’s bouts of Began beating whoever was in his way.
madness.
41. How did Elie initially avoid losing his Pretending to be sick.
gold crown?
42. What happened when Elie refused to Franek took his anger out on Elie’s dad.
give his crown to Franek? What was the Franek took it out with a rusty spoon.
end result?
43. During one of the preliminary “this ceremony, will it be over soon? I’m
“ceremonies” for a hanging, what did hungry..”(62)
Juliek whisper to Elie?
44. During one hanging, Elie and the other It was a young boy, took him 30 minutes to die.
prisoners cried. What made this hanging
different from others?
45. Why didn’t Elie fast on Yom Kippur?
He no longer believed in god. Because his father
told him not to.

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46. What is Elie’s job and how long does he Construction 12 hours a day.
do it?
47. Describe the selection process.
They ran in front of the SS
48. What advice were they given to Move their limbs to make them look healthy
increase their chances during the
selection?
49. What were the prisoners made to do as Take off their clothes
they entered the barracks?
50. How did his father respond when he Ran to his son .gave him a spoon and a knife.
learned his number had been written
down? What did he give Eli?
51. What is happening to the faith of some Losing their faith
of the Jews?
52. What did Akiba Drumer ask the others Say kaddish for him. No
to do for him? Did they do it?
53. Why was Elie placed in the hospital? Right foot was swollen

54. What is Elie most afraid on (page 82)? Losing his father

55. Why did he choose to leave rather than He wanted to stay with his father. They thought
stay in the hospital? the patients would be killed.
56. What happened to the men who stayed They were freed.
in the infirmary rather than evacuate?

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57. What happened to anyone who could They were shot
not keep up?
58. What is it that keeps Elie from giving up He wanted to stay with his father.
and falling out of line during the
evacuation?
59. How did Zalman die? He was trampled

60. What prevented Elie from falling to His father

sleep?
61. What horrible realization did Elie come His son left him on purpose.
to concerning Rabbi Eliahou and his
son?
62. What was Juliek’s last act? Played Beethoven

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 63. How does Elie help his father during He caused a distraction
the slection?
64. Describe the scene (page 96) of the Eating snow off or each other’s backs
men waiting for the train.

Page 98- 103

65. How did Elie again help his father when By waking him up
they were on the train?
66. What did the men resemble as they Animals, watched
fought for the bread? What did the
German’s who tossed the bread in the
cattle car do?
67. Describe the scene Elie witnessed Son killing his father for bread
between the father and son.

68. How old is Elie when this happened? 16

69. How many got out of the wagon? How 12

many had died? Where had they 88
arrived? Buchenwald

Page 104- 112

70. What is the familiar fear Elie feels when Losing his father
they arrive at Buchenwald?
71. What is Elie’s father’s condition and He was weak and low in spirit
spirit at Buchenwald?
72. When he becomes separated from his To not find his father and take care of himself.
father, what is Elie’s thought that he is
ashamed of later? (page. 106)
73. Why was Elie’s father not given food? It would be a waste of food

74. What did the doctor on page 109 do to Helped them dia. Called them lazy
help the sick? What did he say to them?
75. Why did the Frenchman and the Pole Beat him because he smelled
beat his father?
76. Why did Elie pretend to be sick? He wanted to stay with his father

77. What happened while Elie was His father taken away to the crematorium and
sleeping? another person was in his bunk.

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78. Why does he say his life no longer He lost his father
mattered?
79. What began on April 5th 1945? The allied forces came and liberated the camp.

80. How long did they go without food 6 days

while waiting to be evacuated?
81. What was the first thing the prisoners Ate the food
did when they were released?
82. What did Elie say he saw when he A corpen
looked in the mirror?