Night Questions and Answers

Question 1

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What particular horror was Béla Katz forced to endure? What message can you take from this moment?

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Asked by nun y #998346

Last updated by Aslan on 4/7/2020 8:30 PM

Question 2

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Wiesel tells us that the first night in the camp his life turned “into one long night seven times sealed.” Symbolically, the number seven is important in Judaism, as it represents divinity and completeness. What, do you suppose, the never-ending night mig

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Asked by nun y #998346

Last updated by jill d #170087 on 4/6/2020 11:57 PM

Question 3

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Why didn’t the Jewish people from Sighet eat enough to satisfy their hunger? What does this show us about these people?

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Asked by nun y #998346

Last updated by jill d #170087 on 4/6/2020 9:57 PM

Question 4

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How does the German officer ensure that none of the 80 passengers in the cattlecar will try to escape? Is this an effective strategy?

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Asked by nun y #998346

Last updated by jill d #170087 on 4/6/2020 9:57 PM

Question 5

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When the Hungarian police finally arrive to round up the Jews in the ghetto, what is Wiesel doing?

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Asked by nun y #998346

Last updated by jill d #170087 on 4/6/2020 9:14 PM

Question 6

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Yiddish definition? Liberation definition? Shavnot definition?

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Asked by nun y #998346

Last updated by jill d #170087 on 4/6/2020 9:08 PM

Question 7

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what was Wiesel's opinoion of his fellow Sight citizens

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Asked by Enasia M #999626

Last updated by Aslan on 4/5/2020 2:44 AM

Question 8

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Explain the irony in the passage that begins on page 84. What are the men asked to do and why?

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Asked by Nolan W #999851

Last updated by Aslan on 4/4/2020 11:54 PM

Question 9

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On their last day in Sighet, the Hungarian police crammed Wiesel and the other remaining Jews into the synagogue, where they were held for 24 hours. Symbolically, what is particularly upsetting about the treatment of this holy building?

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Asked by nun y #998346

Last updated by jill d #170087 on 4/3/2020 7:08 PM

Question 10

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Why, do you suppose, Wiesel cries when he prays?

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Asked by nun y #998346

Last updated by jill d #170087 on 4/1/2020 11:14 PM

Question 11

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What did the treatment of Madame Schachter reveal about what was happening to the community?

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Asked by raphael o #997682

Last updated by Aslan on 4/1/2020 1:28 AM

Question 12

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Asked by Madison Z #997385

Last updated by Aslan on 3/31/2020 9:41 PM

Question 13

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Who appear unseen at night?

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Asked by Gagan K #996691

Last updated by jill d #170087 on 3/30/2020 3:30 PM

Question 14

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Explain the irony of the following statements made by the SS officers to the Jewish prisoners marching miles in the freezing snow. “Hold on! We’re almost there!” “Courage! Just a few more hours!”

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Asked by Kiana N #994357

Last updated by Aslan on 3/25/2020 12:35 AM

Question 15

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Explain the line: "The ghetto was ruled by neither German nor Jew; it was ruled by delusion."

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Asked by deissy j #340215

Last updated by Lee S #993925 on 3/24/2020 3:48 AM

Question 16

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Who was the sad angel, who was hung?

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Asked by Marcellus S #990347

Last updated by jill d #170087 on 3/13/2020 2:43 PM

Question 17

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What is written on the iron gate

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Asked by Aniyah A #989940

Last updated by Aslan on 3/12/2020 8:27 PM

Question 18

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How do Akiba Drumer and stein of Antwerp keep themselves determined to live?

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Asked by Matison S #988994

Last updated by Aslan on 3/10/2020 4:29 AM

Question 19

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section 1 p;3-22

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Asked by brittany m #585469

Last updated by jorge m #987019 on 3/4/2020 2:50 PM

Question 20

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When Yom Kippur approaches, the men in camp debate the issue of fasting. Many of the men do not believe they should fast because of the dangers. Other men believe that they should still fast to show God that they still believe. How does Eliezer deal with

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Asked by Andrew R #986631

Last updated by Aslan on 3/3/2020 9:26 PM

Question 21

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Why does Elie strike his father?

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Asked by eddie r #883173

Last updated by Kelly P #985876 on 3/2/2020 4:07 AM

Question 22

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When are Tibi and Yossi introduced?

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Asked by stella h #985730

Last updated by jill d #170087 on 3/1/2020 10:10 PM

Question 23

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In the beginning of this chapter, Wiesel says that the “night was growing longer, never-ending” and that finally “a grayish light” appeared on the horizon. Why, do you suppose, he describes the daybreak light as grayish instead of yellow or golden?

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Asked by Enzo J #875595

Last updated by Justin K #984842 on 2/27/2020 5:50 PM

Question 24

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How to connect the book “Night” with the picture “The Scream on a Starry Night” by Van Gogh

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Asked by Budova E #970025

Last updated by jill d #170087 on 2/26/2020 10:43 PM

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