1. Night Analysis: Chapter 1
How old is Elie at the start of the novel?
What is Elie aggressively seeking to learn about in the beginning of the chapter one?
Why does Elie’s father feel Elie is not ready to learn about this subject matter?
One day, without warning, Hungarian police arrest Moishe & other foreign Jews. The police proceed to load them up into cattle cars and take them away from Sighet. What happened to Moishe & the other foreign Jew deportees during this time away? BE SPECIFIC!!!
How is Moishe even able to tell them this story? (How was he able to return to Sighet?)
How do the people of Sighet react to Moishe’s stories?
In the spring of 1944, German officers take up residence in Sighet. Why are the Jews not afraid of the German officers at first?
On the 7th day of Passover, the Germans arrest the Jewish leaders. Immediately afterwards, the Germans begin to enforce several restrictions on the Jews. List the ways life changed for the Jews of Sighet because of the restrictions.