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Night
Elie Wiesel
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Foreword
Section One
Section Two
Section Three
Section Four
Section Five
Sections Six and Seven
Sections Eight and Nine
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Eliezer
Eliezer’s Father
Moishe the Beadle
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Section 5
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How does Eliezer relate his experience in the Holocaust?
Through abstract, intellectual, impersonal concepts
By placing it in the context of global geopolitics at the time
From a highly subjective and personal perspective
As a neutral and objective historical account
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of 5
What is the relationship between Eliezer's experiences and Wiesel's?
Eliezer's experiences are what Wiesel wished would have happened.
Eliezer's experiences have only slight connections to Wiesel"s.
Their experiences are the same, with a few small details changed.
Their experiences are similar in the beginning, but very different by the end.
3
of 5
Why did Wiesel write Night?
To explain the causes and consequences of the Holocaust
To understand the psychology of the Nazis
To relate the emotional experience of the Holocaust
To criticize the rest of the world for not stopping the Holocaust sooner
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of 5
Why is Eliezer's commitment to his father so important?
It shows how frightened he was.
It reminds him of his humanity.
It reveals the cruelty of the Nazis.
It highlights the confusion of the war.
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What is the significance of Moshe in the book?
He introduces Eliezer's spiritual concerns.
He foreshadows the liberation of the camps.
He represents the spirit of resistance to the Nazis.
He provides an adult perspective to balance Eliezer's.
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