Name ____________________ Date _______
Night by Elie Wiesel Eng 9/10 Novel Wkshp
Directions: Use what you know from your readings of Night to answer the following questions. Discussion Questions, Pages 21-43 1. Why did the Hungarian lieutenant move among the prisoners
with a basket? _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ _______________________________________________ 2. Who was Madame Schachter?
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5. What was Eliezer’s last view of his mother and
sister?_________________________________________ _______________________________________________ ______________________________________________
6. Why did Eliezer and his father lie to Dr. Mengele?
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7. What was actually happening to the women?
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8. What is the Kaddish?
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9. According to the SS officer, what was the only way to avoid
the furnaces?
_______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ ______________________________________ 10. Why did the gypsy strike Eliezer’s father?
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11. To what new camp were the prisoners marched?
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