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The Question and Answer section for Night is a great resource to ask questions, find answers, and discuss the novel.
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"There are eighty of you in the car," the German officer added. "If anyone goes missing, you will all be shot, like dogs."
In chapter three Elizer's main goal was for himself and his father to be selected for work and thus stay alive. They achieve this goal by lying to authorities and looking healthy enough to work.
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