Night Test Study Guide
Name:____________________________________________________ Binder Section: 2 Current Unit
Directions: Answer the following questions in complete sentences.
1. Why was Moishe the Beadle important to Elie Wiesel ?
2. After the foreign Jews were deported from Sighet, Moishe the Beadle returned to the city.
What did he tell the people of Sighet had happened to the Jews?
3. To the optimists of Sighet, the fact that the German officer gave Madame Kahn a box of
chocolates meant that the Germans were what?
4. Elie’s father was called to an important meeting while still in Sighet. Many people waited for
his return to hear the news. What news did he give them?
5. During the trip in the cattle car, why did the occupants begin to believe Mrs. Schachter had
gone insane?
6. What did Elie do when Idek, the Kapo, hit his father?
7. What did Franek want from Elie?
8. What happened to the young man from Warsaw?
9. What does the incident with the young man from Warsaw reveal about the attitude of the
prisoners toward death?
10. How did Elie say the soup tasted the night the young servant boy was hanged?
11. What did the French girl risk with her words of encouragement to Elie after he had been
beaten?
