Name: ________________________________________ Date: ________________ Period: _____
Night Reading Guide
Chapter3 –Part 1
Characters: Describe each item and character and his/her relationship to Elie (if applicable).
A7713:
Stein:
1. Elie says, “Behind me, an old man fell to the ground. Nearby, an SS man replaced his revolver in its holster”
(Wiesel 30). Make an inference (educated guess) as to what occurred in this scene.
a. _______________________________________________________________________________________
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2. Elie is really ________ years old, but says he is ________ years old.Elie’s father is ________ years old, but
says he is ________ years old. Why is it a benefit to them to lie about their ages?
a. ________________________________________________________________________________.
3. In today’s society do you think is it a benefit to be younger or old? Why?
a. ________________________________________________________________________________
4. Chapter 2 used the literary device “foreshadowing”, in Chapter 3, Elie Wiesel refers to a “flashback”.
a. Define “flashback”: __________________________________________________________________
b. What does Wiesel flashback to from Chapter 2: ____________________________________________
5. The young men want to revolt, but why don’t the older men encourage it?
a. __________________________________________________________________________________
6. Elie meets the infamous: ____________________________________.
How is this man described? ________________________________________________
What was he doing? ______________________________________________________
Why do you think such an important man was doing this job? _____________________
______________________________________________________________________
7. Elie states that his occupation is: ____________________________________________________________.
a. What might be the benefit of lying:
__________________________________________________________________________________.
Setting (where is Elie):_________________________________________
