Tuesday

 https://www.ushmm.org/remember/holocaust-reflections-testimonies/eyewitness-to-history/ruth-cohen

Today we are going to finish chapter 5 and work on the study questions below.

Night (pages 66-84)

CHARACTERS:

Detail everything you know about them (physical description, personality, etc.):

Akiba Drummer:

SETTING:

Detail the time and place the story begins:

What time of year is it?

What holidays are the prisoners celebrating?

IN-TEXT QUESTIONS:

Infer the answer from the text (Minimum 1-2 sentences):

What is “selection”?

Why does Elie hate the bell?

What might the bell be a symbol for?

What two things does Elie’s Father give to him before going to the “Decisive Selection”?

LITERARY ELEMENTS:

ALLUSIONS:

Rosh Hashanah (Pg. 66):

Sodom (Pg. 68):

Yom Kippur (Pg. 69):

“I’ve got more faith in Hitler than in anyone else. He’s the only one who’s kept his promises, all his promises, to the Jewish people.” (Pg. 81):

SHORT ANSWER QUESTION

Minimum 4-5 Sentences

Discuss the quote and what is means for Elie’s faith: “Blessed art Thou, Eternal, Master of the Universe…to be butchered on Thine altar.” (Pg. 67)

EXTRA CREDIT: Should the Jewish people fast for their holiday? Why or why not?