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Night Test

This document contains a reading comprehension assessment on the book Night by Elie Wiesel. It has 3 sections: 1) 15 short answer questions about key details and events from the book, 2) a short essay question asking how human nature is shown through characters and events from Night, and 3) an extra credit question about what Elie sees when looking in the mirror at the end. The assessment is designed to test the student's understanding of central themes, characters, and plot points within the Holocaust memoir.

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Night Test

This document contains a reading comprehension assessment on the book Night by Elie Wiesel. It has 3 sections: 1) 15 short answer questions about key details and events from the book, 2) a short essay question asking how human nature is shown through characters and events from Night, and 3) an extra credit question about what Elie sees when looking in the mirror at the end. The assessment is designed to test the student's understanding of central themes, characters, and plot points within the Holocaust memoir.

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Name: ______________________________________ Period: _________ Score: _____________________

Night – Reading and Comprehension Assessment


Test 2

Section 1: Answer the following short answer questions. Make sure to answer the entire question. These
are straight from the study guide. (2 points each)

1. When Moshe the Beadle returns from being “deported”, what story does he tell about what happened to
the others?

2. In the beginning, what does Elie’s father say about the yellow star and why is this ironic?

3. What are the Jews loaded into in order to transport them away from their town, Sighet? What is
symbolic or significant about this?

4. What is it that Madame Schachter screams out in the night? How is this an example of foreshadowing?

5. What do the people do to silence Madame Schachter? What does this suggest about human nature?

6. When they get off the train, what does Elie say they left on the train in addition to their cherished
objects? What does this mean?

7. What are the Sonder-Kommando?

8. What is the sign posted over the gates of Auschwitz (in English)? What is ironic about this?

9. What does Franek do in order to get Elie’s gold crown?

10. What question does the man behind Elie ask him when the pipel is being hanged? What is Elie’s
answer?
11. What exactly is “selection?”

12. Why does the man in the hospital say he has faith in Hitler?

13. What does Elie learn after the war about what happened to those left behind after the camp was
evacuated?

14. When they arrive at Buchenwald, how many of the 100 men in the train wagon have survived?

15. What were Elie’s father’s last words? How does Elie respond?

Section 2: Answer the following short essay question with a full paragraph. You must write at least 4
complete sentences for full points. (5 points)

When put to the test, does the best or worst of human nature emerge? Answer this question using details
and characters from Night.

Section 3: Extra Credit. (2 points)

When Elie looks in the mirror at the end, what does he see staring back at him?

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