You are going to embark on reading Elie Wiesel’s memoir Night. After reading the first section, you will complete a short quiz to assess your understanding of the book's plot and themes.

Choose 3 people that we are introduced to in the first part of the memoir. Describe each of these people and choose a quote from the first part of the reading that represents them.





Identify 3 separate clues in part 1 of the memoir that foreshadowed the deporton of the Jews of Sighet.





Identify 3 separate significant turning points recounted by Elie in part 1 of the text. Describe what alternatives could have happened.





Make an inference about the way that Elie feels about his father at the beginning of part 1. Describe his role in the family and the community.





How do the Jews of Sighet react to the events following the arrival of the Germans in Sighet? What is their initial response to the creation of the ghettos and their deportation? How do you explain these responses?