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Name: ______________________________________________________ Period: _________ Date: _____________ Night Chapter 4 Review Activity (Directions: With your group, find the answers for your section within the text. Look carefully and discuss your answers. You will share your answers with the class.)

GROUP 1: Pages 47-49

1. According to the inmates, which camp is the

best? _________________________

2. The head of the camp and the tent leader

have this in common:

_______________________________________

3. Based on the context of the sentence, what

does “pittance” means?

_______________________________________

4. What is the ironic part about Elie’s

determination to keep his shoes?

__________________________________________________

__________________________________________________

5. Which part of the medical checkup was the

most extensive and why?

__________________________________________________

__________________________________________________


6. The Kapos pick the men in the same way

that _________________________________________.

7. Why is Louis disgruntled?

________________________________________________

8. Idek was characterized by having

“____________ _______ __________________________.”

9. When Elie’s work Kommando arrives at the

warehouse, he says that the Meister paid as

much attention to them as “a ________________

receiving a delivery of __________ ____________.”

10. Who else worked with them?

_____________________________________ and

_____________________________________

11. Yossi, Tibi, and Elie have dreams (or plans)

to do what?

______________________________________________


12. What three things are the prisoners given?

_____________________, _______________________, and

_____________________________


does “ghastly” mean?

_______________________________________

14. Why does the dentist get hanged?

__________________________________________________

15. Explain what Elie means when he says, “The

stomach alone was measuring time.”

__________________________________________________

__________________________________________________

16. Copy down two more quotes that show how

the French girl tries to comfort Elie.

EX: “wiping the blood from my forehead”

__________________________________________________

_________________________________________________


17. How did the French girl escape being sent to

a concentration camp?

_________________________________________________


does “eluded” mean?

________________________________________________

19. “[...] he seemed to _______________ in __________

like an old _____________ struck by lightning.”

20. Elie says, “That was what life in a

concentration camp had made of me.” What

does he mean? How has he changed?

__________________________________________________

__________________________________________________

21. Why is Franek beating Elie’s father on a

daily basis?

__________________________________________________

_________________________________________________



22. What nickname do the inmates give to Elie?

____________________________________


does “untenable” mean?

________________________________________

24. What strange thing happens a “few days

before the Poles left?”

__________________________________________________

__________________________________________________

25. What sentence (evidence) from the TEXT

shows that Elie was scared before the

lashings?

__________________________________________________

__________________________________________________

26. Circle which of Elie’s five senses are

damaged by the lashings. Look at the

passage for evidence.

Sight / Sound / Touch / Taste / Smell


27. In the metaphor, the “two lambs” are the

__________________________ and the “hundreds of

wolves” are the ______________________________.

28. How does the man move toward the soup?

_________________________________________


does “writhed” mean?

_________________________________________

30. Choose one sentence that truly shows Elie’s

desperation for the war to end at ANY COST:

__________________________________________________

__________________________________________________

31. What is the word for the “assembly point”?

_________________________________________

What is the word for the “head of the camp”?

_________________________________________


32. The two purposes of the first execution are

for it to be a(n) _____________________ and a(n)

________________________.

33. Why would “the youth” refuse to be

blindfolded?

__________________________________________________

34. Which two words qualify as

“foreshadowing”?

“_________________ __________________.”

35. The young boys who ______________ the

Oberkapos are called ________________.

36. The Dutchman and his pipel were well-liked

and kind toward the prisoners; in fact, they

tried to....

__________________________________________________

__________________________________________________


37. Why wasn’t the Dutchman hanged?

__________________________________________________

__________________________________________________

38. What did the SS want to achieve by torturing

the Dutchman and the pipel? Were they

successful?

__________________________________________________

__________________________________________________

__________________________________________________

39. Two pieces of evidence that show that even

the Lagerkapo knew it was wrong to hang a

boy:

__________________________________________________

__________________________________________________

40. Find the one sentence that portrays an

image of nature/peace amidst this

heartbreaking passage:

__________________________________________________

__________________________________________________

__________________________________________________


Night Chapter 4 Review Activity ANSWER KEY! GROUP 1: Pages 47-49

1. According to the inmates, which camp is the

best? Buna

2. The head of the camp and the tent leader

have this in common:

They both “like[d] children” in a “not

entirely altruistic” way.


does “pittance” means?

price; exchange; trade

4. What is the ironic part about Elie’s

determination to keep his shoes?

“Later, they were taken from me anyway.

In exchange for nothing, that time.”

5. Which part of the medical checkup was the

most extensive and why?

The dental examination because they

were looking for gold teeth/crowns.

GROUP 2: Pages 49-51 6. The Kapos pick the men in the same way

that “one might choose cattle, or

merchandise.”


“[…] they would not let him play

Beethoven; Jews were not allowed to play

German music.”


“fits of madness.”

9. When Elie’s work Kommando arrives at the

warehouse, he says that the Meister paid as

much attention to them as “a shopkeeper

receiving a delivery of old rags.”


Polish civilians and French women

11. Yossi, Tibi, and Elie have dreams (or plans)

to do what? Leave Europe/Board the first

ship to Haifa

GROUP 3: Pages 51-53 12. What three things are the prisoners given?

a blanket, a washbowl, and a bar of soap


does “ghastly” mean?

horrible; awful; frightening


“It appeared that he had been dealing in

the prisoners’ gold teeth for his own

benefit.”

15. Explain what Elie means when he says, “The

stomach alone was measuring time.”

He lost track of the days because he was

so entirely focused on the next “crust of

stale bread.”

16. Copy down two more quotes that show how

the French girl tries to comfort Elie.

ANY OF THE FOLLOWING TWO LINES:

“She was smiling her mournful smile as

she slipped me a crust of bread. She

looked straight into my eyes […] then her

face lit up and she said, in almost perfect

German: ‘Bite your lips, little brother…

GROUP 4: Pages 53-55 17. How did the French girl escape being sent to

a concentration camp?

She kept it a secret that she spoke

German and was Jewish.


does “eluded” mean?

escaped; avoided

19. “[...] he seemed to break in two like an old

tree struck by lightning.”

20. Elie says, “That was what life in a

concentration camp had made of me.” What

does he mean? How has he changed?

His anger was directed at his father for

not avoiding trouble, instead of at Idek.

21. Why is Franek beating Elie’s father on a

daily basis?

“My father had never served in the

military and could not march in step.”


Don’t cry. Keep your anger, your hate, for

another day, for later. The day will come

but not now… Wait. Clench your teeth

and wait…’”



“little general”


does “untenable” mean?

unbearable; horrific; intolerable

24. What strange thing happens a “few days

before the Poles left?”

Elie found Idek in the warehouse with a

young Polish girl.

25. What sentence (evidence) from the TEXT

shows that Elie was scared before the

lashings?

“I felt the sweat running down my back.”

26. Circle which of Elie’s five senses are

damaged by the lashings. Look at the

passage for evidence.


GROUP 6: Pages 59-61 29. In the metaphor, the “two lambs” are the

two cauldrons of soup and the “hundreds

of wolves” are the prisoners.


He was seen “crawling, snakelike”…


does “writhed” mean?

twitched; convulsed in pain



“But I was glad nevertheless.”


“Appelplatz”


“Lageralteste”

GROUP 7: Pages 61-63 32. The two purposes of the first execution are

for it to be a(n) warning and a(n) example.

33. Why would “the youth” refuse to be

blindfolded?

He wanted the executioner and Nazis to

have to look him in the face.

34. Which two words qualify as

“foreshadowing”?

“Except once.”

35. The young boys who served/worked for

the Oberkapos are called pipels.

36. The Dutchman and his pipel were well-liked

and kind toward the prisoners; in fact, they

tried to.... help the prisoners plan a

sabotage/rebellion.

GROUP 8: Pages 64-65 37. Why wasn’t the Dutchman hanged?

“He was transferred to Auschwitz and

never heard from again.”

38. What did the SS want to achieve by torturing

the Dutchman and the pipel? Were they

successful?

They wanted “names” of prisoners who

were involved in the rebellion, but they

did not give up a single name/number.

39. Two pieces of evidence that show that even

the Lagerkapo knew it was wrong to hang a

boy:

“This time, the Lagerkapo refused to act

as executioner” and “His voice quivered.”

40. Find the one sentence that portrays an

image of nature/peace amidst this

heartbreaking passage:

“On the horizon, the sun was setting.”



1. According to the inmates, which camp is the best?

_________________________

2. The head of the camp and the tent leader have this in

common:

_______________________________________

3. Based on the context of the sentence, what does “pittance”

mean?

_______________________________________

4. What is the ironic part about Elie’s determination to keep

his shoes?

__________________________________________________

__________________________________________________

5. Which part of the medical checkup was the most extensive

and why?

__________________________________________________

__________________________________________________



6. The Kapos pick the men in the same way that

_________________________________________.


________________________________________________


“____________ _______ __________________________.”

9. When Elie’s work Kommando arrives at the warehouse, he

says that the Meister paid as much attention to them as “a

________________ receiving a delivery of __________ ____________.”


_____________________________________ and

_____________________________________

11. Yossi, Tibi, and Elie have dreams (or plans) to do

what? ______________________________________________



12. What three things are the prisoners given?

_____________________, _______________________, and

_____________________________

13. Based on the context of the sentence, what does

“ghastly” mean?

_______________________________________


__________________________________________________

15. Explain what Elie means when he says, “The stomach

alone was measuring time.”

__________________________________________________

__________________________________________________

16. Copy down two more details that show how the

French girl tries to comfort Elie.

EX: “wiping the blood from my forehead”

___________________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________



17. How did the French girl escape being sent to a

concentration camp?

_________________________________________________


“eluded” mean?

________________________________________________

19. “[...] he seemed to _______________ in __________ like an old

_____________ struck by lightning.”

20. Elie says, “That was what life in a concentration camp

had made of me.” What does he mean? How has he

changed?

__________________________________________________

__________________________________________________

21. Why is Franek beating Elie’s father on a daily basis?

__________________________________________________

_________________________________________________




____________________________________


“untenable” mean?

________________________________________

24. What strange thing happens a “few days before the

Poles left?”

__________________________________________________

__________________________________________________

25. What sentence (evidence) from the TEXT shows that

Elie was scared before the lashings?

__________________________________________________

__________________________________________________

26. Circle which of Elie’s five senses are damaged by the

lashings. Look at the passage for evidence.




27. In the metaphor, the “two lambs” are the

__________________________ and the “hundreds of wolves” are

the ______________________________.


_________________________________________


“writhed” mean?

_________________________________________



__________________________________________________

__________________________________________________


_________________________________________


_________________________________________



32. The two purposes of the first execution are for it to be

a(n) _____________________ and a(n) ________________________.

33. Why would “the youth” refuse to be blindfolded?

__________________________________________________

34. Which two words qualify as “foreshadowing”?

“_________________ __________________.”

35. The young boys who ______________ the Oberkapos are

called ________________.

36. The Dutchman and his pipel were well-liked and kind

toward the prisoners; in fact, they tried to....

__________________________________________________

__________________________________________________



37. Why wasn’t the Dutchman hanged?

__________________________________________________

__________________________________________________

38. What did the SS want to achieve by torturing the

Dutchman and the pipel? Were they successful?

__________________________________________________

__________________________________________________

__________________________________________________

39. Two pieces of evidence that show that even the

Lagerkapo knew it was wrong to hang a boy:

__________________________________________________

__________________________________________________

40. Find the one sentence that portrays an image of

nature/peace amidst this heartbreaking passage:

__________________________________________________

__________________________________________________

__________________________________________________

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