Night
By
Elie Wiesel
Literature Guide Developed by Kathleen Woken-Rowley
for Secondary Solutions®
ISBN 13: 978-0-9789204-0-1
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Night Literature Guide
Table of Contents
About This Literature Guide ................................................................................................. 4
How to Use Our Literature Guides ........................................................................................ 5
Pre-Reading Preparation ...................................................................................................... 6
Historical Background—Hitler and Other Important Persons of the Holocaust ............................. 6
Historical Background—Auschwitz Concentration Camp........................................................... 8
Author Biography: Elie Wiesel ............................................................................................. 9
Standards Focus: Exploring Expository Writing .................................................................... 10
Anticipation/Reaction Guide—Before Reading ...................................................................... 11
Anticipation/Reaction Guide Reflection ............................................................................... 12
Holocaust Vocabulary List ................................................................................................ 13
Vocabulary List ............................................................................................................... 14
Standards Focus: Note-Taking and Summarizing ............................................................... 15
Part One—(Sections One-Two, pp. 1-26)............................................................................ 16
Comprehension Check ..................................................................................................... 16
Standards Focus: Note-Taking and Summarizing (pp. 1-26) .................................................. 17
Standards Focus: Figurative Language ............................................................................... 18
Assessment Preparation: Synonyms .................................................................................. 20
Part Two—(Section Three, pp. 27-43) ................................................................................ 22
Comprehension Check ..................................................................................................... 22
Standards Focus: Note-Taking and Summarizing (pp. 27-43) ................................................ 23
Standards Focus: Response to Literature............................................................................ 24
Assessment Preparation: Vocabulary Extension ................................................................... 26
Part Three—(Section Four—pp. 45-62) ............................................................................... 28
Comprehension Check ..................................................................................................... 28
Standards Focus: Note-Taking and Summarizing (pp. 45-62) ................................................ 29
Standards Focus: Response to Literature............................................................................ 30
Assessment Preparation: Vocabulary in Context .................................................................. 31
Part Four—(Sections Five-Six, pp. 63-92) .......................................................................... 32
Comprehension Check ..................................................................................................... 32
Standards Focus: Note-Taking and Summarizing (pp. 63-92) ................................................ 33
Standards Focus: Denotation and Connotation .................................................................... 34
Assessment Preparation: Analogies ................................................................................... 35
Part Five—(Sections Seven-Nine, pp. 93-109).................................................................... 37
Comprehension Check ..................................................................................................... 37
Standards Focus: Note-Taking and Summarizing (pp. 93-109) .............................................. 38
Standards Focus: Comprehension and Analysis ................................................................... 39
Assessment Preparation: Word Origins—Etymology ............................................................. 40
Anticipation/Reaction Guide Post-Reading ........................................................................ 42
Night Crosswords ............................................................................................................... 43
Vocabulary Review Sections 1-2........................................................................................ 43
Vocabulary Review Sections 3-4........................................................................................ 44
Vocabulary Review Sections 5-9........................................................................................ 45
Final Test Review Crossword............................................................................................. 46
Quiz: Part One (Sections 1-2) ............................................................................................ 47
Sections 1-2 Vocabulary Quiz ............................................................................................. 48
Quiz: Part Two (Section 3) ................................................................................................. 49
Section 3 Vocabulary Quiz.................................................................................................. 50
Quiz: Part Three (Section 4)............................................................................................... 51
Quiz: Part Four (Sections 5-6)............................................................................................ 52
Sections 5-6 Vocabulary Quiz ............................................................................................. 53
Quiz: Part Five (Sections 7-9) ............................................................................................ 54
Sections 7-9 Vocabulary Quiz ............................................................................................. 55
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Final Exam ......................................................................................................................... 56
Final Exam: Multiple Choice Version ................................................................................... 59
Teacher Guide—Novel Summary......................................................................................... 62
Teacher Guide .................................................................................................................... 65
Notes for the Teacher from the Author of this Literature Guide .............................................. 65
Vocabulary with Definitions .............................................................................................. 66
Pre-Reading Ideas and Activities ....................................................................................... 67
Post-Reading Ideas and Alternative Assessment .................................................................. 68
Essay/Writing Ideas ........................................................................................................ 69
Sample Project Rubric ..................................................................................................... 70
Sample Response to Literature Rubric ................................................................................ 71
Answer Key.................................................................................................................... 73
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Part One—(Sections One-Two, pp. 1-26)
Comprehension Check
As you read and take notes using the note-taking technique described on page 15, use the
Comprehension Check questions below to help guide your understanding of all aspects of the
novel. You may want to use these questions to help you take notes. After reading the given
sections, answer the questions on a separate sheet of paper.
Section One (pp. 1-20)
1. Who was Moshe the Beadle? Why was he an important figure in Mr. Wiesel’s life?
2. Discuss the importance of religion in Mr. Wiesel’s young life.
3. What significant event happened to Moshe the Beadle? Why? What story did he tell upon
his return? How did Moshe escape this wretchedness?
4. Why did people refuse to listen to his stories of what had happened?
5. Moshe said, “I wanted to come back to Sighet to tell you the story of my death. So that
you could prepare yourselves while there was still time.” What did he mean by this?
6. Why did Elie’s father refuse to sell his business and move to Palestine? What is your
opinion of his decision? Why?
7. What were the Fascists doing to the Jews in Budapest? Why did the others refuse to take
this action seriously?
8. After the leaders of the Jewish community were arrested, what were the orders to the
other Jews?
9. What was the ghetto? At first, why were the Jews unconcerned about being placed in the
ghettos? Soon afterwards, what happened to make them change their minds?
10. The inspector from the Hungarian police knocked on the window, but by the time someone
went to see who it was, he was gone. What was the significance of this?
11. How did the Hungarian police treat the Jews as they told them the time had come?
12. Why did they leave their valuables behind?
13. Explain why Elie and his older sisters refused to go to Martha’s village with her.
14. What were the conditions in the cattle car?
Section Two (pp. 21-26)
1. What had happened to Madame Schächter to make her behave as she did? What did she
continually shout about to the Jews?
2. How did the men finally subdue her?
3. When they reached a station, where were they? What would they do there?
4. What did Madame Schächter’s cries foreshadow?
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Standards Focus: Figurative Language
One of the most captivating aspects of good literature is the use of figurative language, or ideas
communicated beyond their literal meaning to create an image in the reader’s or audience’s mind.
There are several types of figurative language, also called figures of speech. In this exercise, you will
use the following figures of speech:
• metaphor- a comparison made between two unlike objects: “The pillow was a cloud.”
• simile- a comparison made between two unlike objects, using the words “like” or “as” in the
comparison: “The pillow was like a marshmallow.”
• personification- giving human qualities or characteristics to non-human objects: “The wind
sang its sad song.”
• imagery- using words to create pictures for the senses: “…a tall frosty glass of lemonade.”
• hyperbole- truth is exaggerated for humor or emphasis: “I died when the boy I like finally
talked to me.”
Directions: Read each quote from Sections One and Two. Look at the underlined figure of
speech in the sentence, then decide what type of figure of speech it is. Finally, identify the
comparison being made, the object being personified or exaggerated, or the image being
created. An example has been done for you.
Ex.
“A wind of calmness and reassurance blew through our houses.” (pg. 4)
Figure of Speech:
metaphor
Analysis: We were calm and comfortable in our homes.
1.
“The shadows beside me awoke as from a long sleep. They fled, silently, in all directions.” (12)
Figure of Speech:
Analysis:
2.
“…an old man with a gray beard and the eyes of a dreamer.” (12)
Figure of Speech:
Analysis:
3.
“In everyone’s eyes was suffering drowned in tears.” (14)
Figure of Speech:
Analysis:
4.
“They went by, fallen, adragging their packs, dragging their lives, deserting their homes, the
years of their childhood, bcringing like beaten dogs.” (15)
a
Figure of Speech:
Analysis:
b
Figure of Speech:
Analysis:
5.
“Everywhere rooms lay open…. An open tomb.” (15)
Figure of Speech:
Analysis:
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