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Night
Elie Wiesel
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 Quotations 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 4 Quiz
Further Study
Section 4 Quiz
1
of 5
What job are Eliezer and his father assigned to do?
Build bomb casings
Count electrical fittings
Polish ball bearings
Patch rubber tires
2
of 5
Why is Eliezer told to go to the dentist?
To have his gold crown removed
To fill in a nagging cavity
To see if he is fit for work
To separate him from his father
3
of 5
Where does Eliezer later see the French girl who comforted him?
Hiding in a disused barrack
Marching to the crematorium
On the Metro in Paris
In an airport in Israel
4
of 5
What does Eliezer realize when Idek beats his father?
His father is not as weak as might appear.
Idek is capable of small kindnesses as well as cruelty.
He no longer believes that they will be rescued.
The camp is making him care only about himself.
5
of 5
What does Eliezer see that is a breaking point for his faith?
A man being shot for stealing soup
A guard raping a prisoner
A woman strangling her husband
A child being hanged
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