Night: Discussion Questions Chapter 5
Directions: With a partner(s), discuss these questions
thoroughly. After an ample discussion, write down your answer. Your answers
should be complete sentences.
1.
On
the eve of Rosh Hashanah, over 10,000 Jews gather for prayers. Describe
Eliezer’s thoughts as the prayer is recited. How does he twist the words of the
recitation?
2.
Yom
Kippur was the Day of Atonement—a day when the followers of God as a way to
make reparations for their sins. Describe why Eliezer does not fast.
3.
Wiesel
writes that “[t]he SS offered us a beautiful present for the new year.” What is
the irony of this statement? What was the “beautiful” present?
4.
What
advice does the head of Wiesel’s block give the men to get through the
selection? Why does the head of the block give advice at all?
5.
Why
does the head of the block attempt to assure the ten that were selected to stay
in the camp that they would be fine? Once again, honestly does not seem like
the best option.
6.
What
was Eliezer’s inheritance from his father? How does the use of the word
“inheritance” in the chapter compare to how most people use this word. Give
another example of how a common word is used differently in Night because of the speaker’s
experiences.
7.
When
the reader is first introduced to Akiba Drumer, he is a deeply religious many;
what has happened to Drumer? What did he ask for from his friends at the end of
his life? Did they give it to him? Why or why not?
8.
It
is difficult to trust anyone in Buna—one of Eliezer’s close friend threatened
his life over a golden tooth. Why does Eliezer trust the doctor in the
infirmary?
9.
Eliezer
and his father decide to evacuate with the rest of the camp instead of
remaining in the infirmary. Placed in the same situation (not knowing that the
infirmary would be liberated two days later), what decision would you have
made?
10.
The
last section of this chapter begins, “At six o’clock the bell rang. The death
knell. The funeral. The procession was beginnings its march.”
Describe the figurative language being used here. What is the speaker foreshadowing?
Describe the figurative language being used here. What is the speaker foreshadowing?
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