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Night Comprehension Questions
Chapter 1 Questions
1. Describe Moishe, the Beadle.
2. Why did Eliezer pray, and why did he cry when he prayed?
3. Upon his return, what story did Moishe tell?
4. Why didn’t the people believe him?
5. Cite examples of how the Jewish citizens of Sighet began to lose their rights. 6. What is a ghetto?
7. Why did the citizens resist the truth, even when it was in front of them? 8. Describe the conditions on the train (at the end of the chapter).
simple one sentence each
Chapter 1 Questions
1. Describe Moishe, the Beadle.
2. Why did Eliezer pray, and why did he cry when he prayed?
3. Upon his return, what story did Moishe tell?
4. Why didn’t the people believe him?
5. Cite examples of how the Jewish citizens of Sighet began to lose their rights. 6. What is a ghetto?
7. Why did the citizens resist the truth, even when it was in front of them? 8. Describe the conditions on the train (at the end of the chapter).
simple one sentence each
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1. Moishe, the Beadle, is a poor, foreign Jew who is very deeply spiritual and sensitive.
2. Eliezer prayed to strengthen his faith, and he cried because he felt a deep connection and desperation in his faith.
3. Upon his return, Moishe told stories of horrific atrocities and mass killings of Jews by the Nazis.
4. The people didn’t believe him because they found it hard to accept that such evil could happen in their reality.
5. Examples of how the Jewish citizens of Sighet began to lose their rights include being forced to wear yellow stars, restrictions on their movement, and eventually being confined to ghettos.
6. A ghetto is a section of a city where a minority group is forced to live, typically in poor conditions.
7. The citizens resisted the truth because they were in denial about the seriousness of the situation and were unable to believe that such horrors would actually come to them.
8. The conditions on the train were inhumane, with overcrowding, filth, and a severe lack of food and water.
2. Eliezer prayed to strengthen his faith, and he cried because he felt a deep connection and desperation in his faith.
3. Upon his return, Moishe told stories of horrific atrocities and mass killings of Jews by the Nazis.
4. The people didn’t believe him because they found it hard to accept that such evil could happen in their reality.
5. Examples of how the Jewish citizens of Sighet began to lose their rights include being forced to wear yellow stars, restrictions on their movement, and eventually being confined to ghettos.
6. A ghetto is a section of a city where a minority group is forced to live, typically in poor conditions.
7. The citizens resisted the truth because they were in denial about the seriousness of the situation and were unable to believe that such horrors would actually come to them.
8. The conditions on the train were inhumane, with overcrowding, filth, and a severe lack of food and water.