University:
Cambridge College
Course:
LIT 315 | American Literature
Academic year:

2023
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324

Pages:

2
Author:

Kamren Floyd

Name_______Kamren Floyd_________ Date ____2023_____ Block ________ Night Questions Chapter 1 1. Who is Moshe’ the Beadle? What does Wiesel tell the reader of Moshe? Moshe the Beadle is a poor Jewish man who works at the synagogue in Sighet. Wiesel tells the reader that Moshe was poor, awkward, and had an unsatisfied soul. 2. How does Wiesel describe himself as a boy of 12? How does he describe his father? Wiesel describes himself as a boy of 12 as deeply religious and eager to study the Kabbalah. He describes his father as a cultured, rather unsentimental man who cared deeply for his family. 3. How did Wiesel realize his wish to study the Cabbala? Wiesel realized his wish to study the Kabbalah when his father finally gave him permission to find a tutor. He found a poor man named Moshe the Beadle, who taught him the basics of Jewish mysticism. 4. What happened to Moshe? What story did Moshe tell when he returned? Moshe was deported along with other foreign Jews. He managed to escape and returned to Sighet to warn the Jews about the atrocities he witnessed. He told a horrifying story about mass executions and babies being used as target practice. 5. How was Moshe able to escape? How had Moshe changed as a result of his experience? Moshe was able to escape because he was wounded and left for dead. His wound caused him to be overlooked by the Nazis. He returned as a changed man, haunted by what he had witnessed. 6. How did other people in the village react to Moshe’s story? Why do you suppose they reacted this way? Other people in the village reacted to Moshe's story with disbelief and indifference. They couldn't comprehend the extent of the horrors he described and refused to believe that such atrocities were possible. 7. What was bitterly ironic about the comments that Wiesel’s father made regarding the wearing of the yellow star? The bitterly ironic aspect of Wiesel's father's comments about wearing the yellow star is that he believed it was a temporary inconvenience, not realizing the dire consequences that would follow. 8. Despite all that happened, Wiesel tells us that people still remained optimistic about their future. How can you explain this optimism? Despite the horrors they faced, some people remained optimistic about their future because they couldn't fathom the true extent of the danger they were in. They clung to hope and denial as a coping mechanism. 9. A memoir a story of ones life told by the person similar to an autobiography. Describe the tone of this memoir, and speculate on why Wiesel chooses to this tone. The tone of the memoir "Night" is somber, reflective, and filled with despair. Wiesel chooses this tone to convey the profound suffering and loss experienced during the Holocaust, as well as to honor the memory of those who perished. Additionally, the somber tone helps to convey the gravity of the events described and the importance of remembering them