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Night by Elie Wiesel
Review for Final Test on Night
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12th Grade
10/10/2008

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Eliezer's Father
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Chlomo
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Forced from their homes, they were ***** with little provisions and hundreds at a time in sealed *******
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Deported - Cattle Cars
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The Wiesels spent *******, the last day of the Jewish year in ******, where the Germans gave them a New Year's examination.
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Rosh Hashanah - Buna
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How do the prisoners react whan an air raid occurs at Buna?
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Joy
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Sometimes, the guards were of their own people, primarily, however, the camps were run by ********
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SS officers
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Why does a son kill his own father on the train to Buchenwald?
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He wants his bread.
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What day does Eliezer's father die?
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January 29
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Who said it: "Wait a bit Zalman. We shall be stopping soon. We're not going to run like this till the end of the world. Make an effort Zalman, try."
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Eliezer
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Who said it: "Jews, listen to me! I can see a fire! There are huge flames! It is a furnace!"
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Madame Schachter
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What is the name of the distant relative that Eliezer meets at Birkenau?
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Stein of Antwerp
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What disease does Eliezer's father have in Buchenwald?
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Dysentery
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Why was the "sad-eyed angel" executed?
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He blew up a power plant.
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What instrument does Juliek play?
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Violin
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What is Eliezer's most valuable posession that he tries to hold onto for as long as possible?
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His gold tooth
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Who said it: "I wanted to come back to Sighet to tell you the story of my death. So that you could prepare yourselves while there was still time...I wanted to come back and warn you. And see how it is, no one wil llisten to me."
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Moshe the Beadle
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Moshe the Beadle was deported from Sighet because he was:
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A foreigner
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What unit is Eliezer first put into when he arrives at Buna?
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Music Unit
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This person evaluated prisoners and removed gold teeth.
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Dr. Mengele
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Why does Eliezer have to go to the hospital after Buchenwald is liberated?
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Food Poisoning
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What composer does Juliek play on his violin right before he dies?
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Beethoven
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What do Eliezer's meals mostly consist of?
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Bread & Soup
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How do the SS guards keep prisoner running so long on the march to Gleiwitz?
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They shoot stragglers
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Who is A-7713?
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Eliezer
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On the march to Gleiwitz, Rabbi Eliahou loses his...
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Son
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Who said it: "I have terrible news, deportation."
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Eliezer's father.
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What are the prisoners forced to do after every public execution?
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March by the victim and look into his face.
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The "madwoman" who envisioned crematories.
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Madame Schachter
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What is the name of the man that Elizer sees trampled to death trying to go to the bathroom?
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Zalman
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How did Eliezer learn that all the Jews were to be reported?
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His father heard it from the Jewish council.
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Eliezer's spiritual master.
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Moshe the Beadle
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What is the big decision that Eliezer and his father have to make when they leave Buna?
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Whether to stay in the hospital or be evacuated.
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Who said it: "Bite your lip little brother...don't cry. Keep your anger and hatred for another day, for later on. The day will come, but for now, wait. Grit your teeth and wait."
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The little French girl.
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Heads of blocks were also known as...
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Kapos
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At the camps, the jewish people went through ******, an unbearable process that determined who would die.
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Selection
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Kapo who beat both Elie and his father.
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Idek
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Those who survived were kept in heavily guarded groups or *****
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Blocks
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The sick prisoners were sometimes taken to the *******, but just as often they were killed or used in experiments.
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Infirmary
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What does Eliezer's father give him when he thinks he is going to the crematory?
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A knife & spoon.
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What does the SS give the prisoners as a New Year's present?
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Selection
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The first MAIN camp tha tthe Wiesels experienced was ********
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Auschwitz
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Why doesn't Eliezer want his father to fall asleep when the prisoners are finally allowed to rest on the march?
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His father will die if he falls asleep in the snow.
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After Eliezer sees Rabbi Eliahou, what does he pray to God for?
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Strength to take care of his father.
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Eliezer's youngest sister.
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Tzipora
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What happens to the prisoners every time they enter a new camp?
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They must strip and shower.
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Who said it: "You wait and see kifd...you'll soon find out what leaving you're work's going to cost you...you're going to pay pretty soon...and for now go back to your place."
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Idek the Kapo
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Who said it: "Here every man has to fight for himself and not think of anyone else. Even of his father. Here there are no fathers, no brothers, no friends. Everyone lives and dies for himself alone...don't give your ration of bread and soup to your old father. There's nothing you can do for him and you're killing yourself.
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Head of block at Buchenwald
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Mastermind of the Jewish extermination.
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Hitler
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What event initially caused Madame Schachter to lose her mind?
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She was separated form her family.
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Why does Idek have Eliezer whipped?
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He walks in on him having sex
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How do the SS guards execute prisoners who have committed crimes?
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Hanging
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Who said it: "Look, take this knife, I don't need it any longer. It might be useful to you. And take this spoon as well. Don't sell them. Quickly! Go on. Take what I'm giving you.
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Elizer's father
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What concentration camp does Eliezer arrive at first?
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Auschwitz / Birkenau
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Eliezer Wiesel was liberated by the ****** at ****** on April 11, 1945.
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Americans - Buchenwald
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After a relentless match through snow, ice, and death, the prisoners arrived at ****** where they stayed for 3 days without food or water.
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Gleiwitz
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On the train to Buchenwald, how many prisoners are crowded into each cattle wagon.
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100
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The evacuated civilians, branded with a ****** were never recognized as human beings.
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Yellow Star
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Young violinist from Warsaw
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Juliek
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It was traditional to fast on Yom Kippur; however, Eliezer found he could neither fast nor recite the ******, the Jewish prayer for the dead.
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Kaddish
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Who forces Elieaer to give up his gold crown?
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Franek the Foreman
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How does Eliezer pass selection.
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By running as fast as he can
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Why does Akiba Drumer lose his will to live and go to the crematory?
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He no longer believes in God.
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Why does an SS guard shatter Eliezer's fathers skull?
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Eliezer's father asks for water.
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Who said it: "I've got more faith in Hitler than in anyone else. He's the only one who's kept his promises, all his promises, to the Jewish people."
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Faceless man
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Who said it: "I've got a premonition of evil. This afternoon in the ghetto - - two German officers, from the Gestapo, I believe. Since we've been here, not a single officer has shown himself.
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Eliezer's mother
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What is the identification number tattooes on Eliezer?
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A - 7713
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Who saves Eliezer's life when someone randomly tried to strangle him on a cattle wagon?
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Mier Katz
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Why does Eliezer have to have an operation on his leg?
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His foot swells from the cold.
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On what day is Buchenwald liberated?
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April 11
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What is Eliezer's father's last word?
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Eliezer
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Where were the Jews forced to wait an entire day before deportation?
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In the synagogue
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During which Jewish holiday did the German persecution of the Jews in Sighet begin?
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Passover
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During an air raid, only one prisoner dies. How does this happen?
Definition
Dies after being shot and falls into a pot of soup.
Term
Eliezer Wiesel spent his childhood in the Jewish community of *******, a small town in Transylvania.
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Sighet
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What was the most important thing that Moshe taught Eliezer?
Definition
To try to ask God the right questions, not to find the right answers.
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What does Eliezer later find out about the French girl at Buna?
Definition
She was a Jew passing as Aryan
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