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1984
Hamlet
King Lear
The Odyssey
Twelfth Night
No Fear Shakespeare
Literature
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Night
Elie Wiesel
Study Guide
Study Guide
Summary
Plot Overview
Summary & Analysis
Foreword
Section One
Section Two
Section Three
Section Four
Section Five
Sections Six and Seven
Sections Eight and Nine
Characters
Character List
Eliezer
Eliezer’s Father
Moishe the Beadle
Main Ideas
Themes
Motifs
Symbols
Key Facts
Quotes
Important Quotes Explained
Further Study
Context
Full Book Quiz
Section Quizzes
Analysis of Major Characters
Character List
Context
Foreword
Plot Overview
Section 1
Section 2
Section 3
Section 4
Section 5
Section 6 and 7
Sections 8 and 9
Themes, Motifs, and Symbols
Study Questions
Suggestions for Further Reading
Writing Help
How to Write Literary Analysis
Suggested Essay Topics
Sample A+ Essay
How to Cite This SparkNote
Further Study
Section 3 Quiz
Further Study
Section 3 Quiz
1
of 5
What does the prisoner tell Eliezer and his father to lie about when they arrive?
Their religion
Their occupations
Their relatives
Their ages
2
of 5
What do the older Jews say they should do when they discover what awaits them?
Fight back
Rely on faith
Stop spreading rumors
Kill themselves first
3
of 5
Who oversees the selection process at Auschwitz?
Josef Mengele
Akiba Drumer
Meir Katz
Ivan the Terrible
4
of 5
What is happening in the pit that Eliezer sees after entering Birkenau?
Women are being raped
Old men are being executed
Babies are being burned
Children are being beaten
5
of 5
What happens when Eliezer's father asks to go to the bathroom?
A Nazi guard shoots at his feet.
He is told to go where he sits.
The head prisoner beats him.
Eliezer is choked to set an example.
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