Night Exam
In order to prepare for the exam, answer each of the study questions and then study your answers. Read through all of your notes and reading quizzes on Night. You may earn up to 10 points extra credit on the exam by thoroughly completing the study questions. There will be two sections on the exam: 1) Quotation Identification and Analysis, 2) Paragraph Answer.
1. Why does no one believe Moishe when he returns to tell everyone what happened to the Jews who were removed from the city?
2. Why do the Jews cooperate with the Nazis and allow all the new rules like having to move into the ghetto, wear the yellow star, give over all their valuables, etc.
3. Over time, how does Elie lose his humanity? Give specific examples.
4. How does this transformation in Elie compare to other prisoners in the camp?
5. Analyze Elie’s relationship with his father. How do they help or harm each other during the holocaust?
6. Analyze he scene where Elie’s father dies. Why does Elie feel so guilty about it? Do you think he could have done more? How does it affect him later?
7. Analyze the symbolism of night in this book.
8. Is compassion a good trait in the book? Analyze why and why not.
9. What does Wiesel’s Nobel Peace Prize speech at the end of the book reveal about his character? What did he learn from the holocaust?
10. Why do you think Wiesel decided to write this book about such a terrible period in his life?
11. What is different in the scene about his father’s death in Wiesel’s original manuscript compared to the published version? Why do Wiesel’s editors cut down the length of his book so much?
12. How does the Story of Job connect with Elie Wiesel’s book?