ELA Night Final Flashcards
what years does night take place in?
between the years of 1942-1945
what type of book is night?
a memoir
where does the first section of night take place in?
in sighet, transylvania
what does elie want to study? why can’t he study this?
he wants to study cabbala but his father is opposed
what did moshe the beadle tell people?
that on his return from being deported that the foreign Jews were shot and dumped into large mass graves
what did moshe the beadle warn the sighet jews about?
that Nai aggressors will soon threaten the serenity of their lives, but Elie and the other villagers conclude that he had lost his mind
what does the german decree require jews to wear?
a yellow cloth star, to symbolize the Star of David to identify themselves
what did madame chatcher see in her vision?
a fire with huge flames
what was the first camp that elie and his family were taken to?
birkenau
what age does elie tell dr. mengele that he is when he arrives?
18
what is the main food staple while elie is at the camp?
bread and soup
what is inscribed on the doors of auschwitz
“work is liberty”
what book was an allegory of the holocaust?
the children’s book the terrible things
what was the tattoo that was tattooed on elie’s left arm
A-7713
who says the first humane word that elie has heard in a long time, and what is the word?
a smiling, compassionate young Polish prisoner-overseer, shalom
