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Person who represents an early warning about the horrors of what is to come during the war

Moshe the Beadle

Name a symbol that represents dehumanization in the novel

The camps; ghettos; arm tattoos; shaving the prisoners (Several answers) The camps; ghettos; arm tattoos; shaving the prisoners

What does snow in the novel symbolize and why?

Death- Elie recounts many deaths during their long journey through the snow in the harsh winter. Snow, in this case, was deadly.

Explain the symbolism found in the final lines of the novel.

Elie talks about the corpse he sees staring back at him in the mirror Elie talks about the corpse he sees staring back at him in the mirror. His spirit has “died” along with his father during the war. He will never be the same.

“That night the soup tasted of corpses.” What does this line symbolize?

This shows the death of an innocent child and represents Elie’s return of human emotions that he had previously lost due to the brutality of war.

How many people were killed in Auschwitz?

1 - 1.5 million

While 6 million Jews were killed during the Holocaust, what was the total number of people killed?

11 million

Name of the poison used in the gas chambers.

Zyklon B

What was the “Final Solution”?

Hitler’s plan to annihilate those of the Jewish faith

The term Holocaust means “sacrifice by ______”

Fire

What type of figurative language is shown by the following: "The streets were a furnace, the sun an executioner."

Metaphor

Which type of figurative language is shown? The infant was light as a feather when she was first born.

Simile

Which type of figurative language is shown? Susy sold seashells by the sea shore.

Alliteration

Define paradox.

a statement or proposition that seems self-contradictory or absurd but in reality expresses a possible truth

What are the three types of irony? Give an example of one type seen in Night

Dramatic irony Situational irony Verbal irony Ex: We, as the audience, know what the concentration camps are, but the people that Elie describes do not understand when they first arrive.

Define antagonist.

The villain; causes the conflict.

Define allusion and give an example.

A reference is made to a nonfiction event, item, person, etc. The Bible is a common allusion found in fiction texts.

Which type of figurative language is shown? The tree’s leaves danced in the breeze on the hazy July day.

Personification

Define hyperbole and give an example.

Ex: My purse weighs 500 pounds! Extreme exaggeration Ex: My purse weighs 500 pounds!

What type of figurative language do we see more of in Night than any other type?

Imagery

The exposition is the beginning or the introduction of a text. What was one of the most important text elements we were introduced to in the novel’s exposition?

Moshe the Beadle’s warning

Several people tried to warn Elie’s family to escape before they were deported. Name TWO!

Elie’s uncle from America An informant from the Hungarian police Moshe Elie’s uncle from America An informant from the Hungarian police

Where did the Jews have to wait the day before deportation from the ghetto?

In the synagogue

Rabbi Eliahou is looking for something during the march to another camp. What is he looking for?

His son (foreshadows the death of Chlomo)

Daily Double!!

What was the name of the final camp that Elie was taken to?

Buchenwald

Explain 2 themes that Elie Wiesel presents in Night.

Relationship between father and son The damage that hatred causes Maintaining faith Relationship between father and son The damage that hatred causes Dangers of dehumanization

Give an example of situational irony from Night.

Elie flees the hospital after his surgery; had he stayed, he would have been liberated by the Russians 3 days later.

Who is Juliek?

The young violinist who is crushed to death as the prisoners sleep in the cold shed.

Who was Zalman?

The young boy who is trampled to death during a march to another camp.

Name 2 camps, other than Auschwitz, that Elie mentions in the novel.

Buna and Gleiwitz

You can’t bet more than you have!! Final Jeopardy Make a wager. You can’t bet more than you have!!

What was the name of Elie’s sister who was killed with his mother during the Holocaust? Spelling counts here!! 71 71

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