Night - Questions and Answers for Chapter 4

Name_______Kamren Floyd_________ Date ____2023_____ Block ________ Night Questions Chapter 4 1. How did the new camp appear to Elie? The new camp appeared to Elie as being much larger and better organized than the previous camps he had been in. However, he still felt a sense of despair and oppression in the new environment. 2. After several days, Elie and his father were assigned to a work detail. What were they to do? What potential problems were there in this job? After several days, Elie and his father were assigned to a work detail where they had to dig trenches. Potential problems in this job included exhaustion, exposure to harsh weather conditions, and the risk of injury from digging with primitive tools. 3. How did Elie avoid having his tooth pulled? Elie avoided having his tooth pulled by convincing the dentist that he was still too weak from his recent illness to undergo the procedure. 4. Why was Elie so please about saving his gold crown? Elie was pleased about saving his gold crown because it represented a valuable asset that could potentially be used to barter for food or other necessities. 5. Who cleaned the blood from Elie and soothed him with kind words? What was unusual about her? A young Polish girl named Juliek cleaned the blood from Elie and soothed him with kind words. What was unusual about her was that she was a violinist and carried her violin with her even in the labor camp. 6. Elie tells of meeting this same woman many years later in Paris. What important question did he ask her, and what was her reply? Elie tells of meeting Juliek many years later in Paris. The important question he asked her was whether she still played the violin, and her reply was that she did, although not as well as before. 7. What did Franek, the Polish foreman, want from Elie? What was Elie’s response? Franek, the Polish foreman, wanted Elie's gold crown tooth. Elie's response was initially refusal, but eventually, he agreed to give it up to save his father from punishment. 8. How did the foreman get revenge on Elie and his father for refusing to give up the gold tooth? The foreman got revenge on Elie and his father by making Elie's father carry heavy loads, which caused his health to deteriorate further. 9. All of the Kapos were also prisoners, and most were Jewish. Are you surprised about how cruel and greedy they were? It is not surprising that some Kapos were cruel and greedy, as they were also prisoners subjected to the same dehumanizing conditions as the other inmates. Some Kapos may have resorted to cruelty and greed as a means of survival or to gain favor with the camp authorities. 10. Why was a prisoner shot during an Allied air raid on the prison camp? A prisoner was shot during an Allied air raid on the prison camp because he attempted to escape during the chaos of the raid. The guards, fearing that he might be trying to flee, shot him to prevent his escape 11. Why were the prisoners happy about the air raid even though they might have been killed by bombs? The prisoners were happy about the air raid because it temporarily halted the regular routine of the camp and provided a brief respite from the oppressive conditions. Despite the risk of being killed by bombs, the air raid represented a break from the constant suffering they endured. 12. One day, the prisoners were told that soup would not be disturbed until after roll call. Why was this? The soup was not distributed until after roll call because the Nazis wanted to exert control over the prisoners by making them wait and ensuring that their needs were subordinate to the camp's schedule and regulations. It was a way for the Nazis to assert their power and dehumanize the prisoners. 13. What other public execution does Wiesel write about? Why was this execution particularly cruel? Wiesel writes about another public execution where three prisoners were hanged, including a young boy. This execution was particularly cruel because the young boy was too light to die instantly from the drop, so he writhed in agony for over half an hour before finally dying. It was a horrifying and brutal display of Nazi cruelty and the devaluation of human life in the camps