Night by Elie Wiesel: Chapters 1-4 Quiz

Study Notes

Chapter 1

Elie Wiesel is raised in Sighet, Transylvania, as a committed Orthodox Jew.
Experiences with Moshe the Beadle, his tutor who is expelled and returns to warn locals of Nazi atrocities.
The townspeople reject the warnings as paranoia amidst rising fascism in Hungary.
Eliezer's family is urged by their gentile servant, Martha, to flee, but they refuse.

Chapter 2

Eliezer and fellow Jews are transported in cattle cars, suffering extreme conditions.
Madame Schacter, another prisoner, is tormented for her repeated cries of fire, foreshadowing the horrors ahead.
Arrival at Birkenau reveals the reality of the situation with visible smoke from crematoria.

Chapter 3

First selection at Auschwitz; Eliezer and his father lie about their ages to avoid death.
Witnesses the horrific sight of a burning pit with infants.
After disinfection and tattooing, they are clothed as prisoners; Eliezer's father is assaulted while seeking relief.

Chapter 4

Eliezer avoids a dental appointment to keep his gold crown, later learns the dentist was executed.
He faces brutal beatings from the kapo, Idek, and is warned against revealing Idek’s secret affair.
A prisoner is shot trying to eat unattended soup during an air raid; three prisoners are hanged, evoking deep sorrow among captives.

Chapter 5

In late summer 1944, another selection threatens Eliezer’s father, who gives him essentials beforehand.
Eliezer injures his foot and learns of Russian troops nearing the camp.
Fearing execution, he exits the infirmary but finds later that patients were liberated.

Chapter 6

Prisoners endure a 42-mile forced march in a blizzard, facing gunfire for those who lag.
Eliezer and his father struggle to stay awake to survive the cold.
Rabbi Eliahu searches for his son, illustrating the bond of survival; Eliezer sees a son abandon his father, haunting him deeply.

Chapter 7

Survivors are crammed into cattle cars bound for Germany, witnessing frequent removal of corpses.
German workers throw bread into the cars to incite violence among starving prisoners; Eliezer narrowly escapes death.

Chapter 8

Upon reaching Buchenwald, Eliezer’s father is incapacitated; Eliezer prioritizes sharing food even when advised against it.
His father begs for water but is brutally treated by an SS guard; Eliezer finds his father missing the following morning, feeling a complex sense of relief.

Chapter 9

Eliezer’s focus solely on food grows amidst the worsening camp conditions.
Evacuations begin; mass murders occur daily within Buchenwald.
Camp liberation arrives, but Eliezer suffers food poisoning; he is shocked by his appearance in a mirror post-recovery.

Description

Test your knowledge on the first four chapters of 'Night' by Elie Wiesel. Explore the early experiences of Eliezer in Sighet, his transportation to Auschwitz, and the harrowing selections and encounters faced by him and his father. Delve into the themes of denial, horror, and survival during the Holocaust.