Study Guide for "Night" by Elie Wiesel
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What town is Elie and his family from?
Sighet
Who tries to warn the Jews about what is coming?
Moshe the Beadle
On what Jewish holiday are Elie and his family deported?
Sabbath
Who has visions of fire on the train?
Madame Schachter
What is the Jewish prayer for the dead?
Kaddish
How is ELie’s gold crown removed?
rusty spoon
Who decides to die because he loses his faith in God?
Akiba Drumer
Why does Elie have to have an operation?
His foot is swollen
What does Elie pray about?
He won’t abandon his father
Why is the hanging of the pipel so emotional?
He is young and looks innocent
After they arrive at Gleiwitz, what does Elie hear in the middle of the night?
Juliek playing his violin
What is Elie’s inheritance from his father?
A knife and spoon
Who does Elie see when he looks in the mirror at the end of the book?
A corpse
What is the slogan for Auschwitz?
Work is liberty
Why aren’t Elie’s shoes taken away from him?
They are covered in mud
Who is the narrator of the novel?
Elie
Who is held to great esteem by the Jews of Sighet?
Chlomo Wiesel (Elie’s father)
Who plays Beethoven to the dead and dying?
Juliek
Who decides who lives and dies during selection at Auschwitz?
Dr. Josef Mengele
Who is the Kapo that beats Elie and his father?
Idek
What is Elie’s younger sister’s name who dies at Auschwitz?
Tzipora
Who is trampled to death on the run at Gleiwitz?
Zalman
Who does the violin symbolize?
Juliek
Who does the gold crown symbolize?
Elie
Who does the spoon and knife symbolize?
Chlomo (Elie’s Father)
Who does the monocle symbolize?
Dr. Mengele
Who does the whip symbolize?
Idek
Reference to “Job”
Allusion
Barbed Wire
Symbolism
It is a warning to the living that atrocities like the Holocaust can happen and will happen again if we are not vigilant.
Theme
I’ve got more faith in Hitler than in anyone else…
Irony
I’ve got a premonition of evil
Foreshadowing
Sighet
Home of Elie
Buna
Has Idek as his Kapo
Budapest
Place of anti-Semitic Activity
Buchenwald
Place where Elie’s father died
Auschwitz
Place where Elie’s mother and sister die