Literature Night Test Questions
Answered 2025 (verified)
A supply of food or other necessities - ANSWER-provisions
A very small amount or payment - ANSWER-pittance
An official order or proclamation issued by a person in authority - ANSWER-edict
Causing or possessing a lot of emotional stress or worry - ANSWER-fraught
Choose the best sentence to add descriptive detail to the end of the paragraph on page
109 when Eliezer feels enraged that the doctor won't care for his sick father. -
ANSWER-"Even though I was full of terrible rage, none of it could escape me, and
nothing could help."
Choose the best sentence to add descriptive detail to Wiesel's portrayal of the guard on
page 38 that demonstrates the impact he had on Eliezer. - ANSWER-His hatred of us
was evident and palpable.
Completely and finally - ANSWER-irrevocably
Concerned with doing something correctly - ANSWER-conscientious
Done in a secret way - ANSWER-surreptitious
Eliezer's primary concerns on page 77 mainly show ________. - ANSWER-how much
his life has changed to focusing on his basic survival needs.
Evoking a sense of sadness or regret - ANSWER-Poignant
Extreme poverty - ANSWER-penury
Extremely cold - ANSWER-glacial
Harsh or insulting language - ANSWER-invective
How does the author mainly create suspense throughout Chapter 1? - ANSWER-by
describing Moishe's experience with the German Army, which everyone in Sighet
ignores
Juliek, the Polish violinist from Buna, plays Beethoven one last time before he dies.
Based on Eliezer's observations, which of the following inferences is the best
, explanation of his actions? - ANSWER-Juliek knows he is about to die, and he pours his
hopes, past, future, and life into playing.
Lying stretched out, face-down - ANSWER-prostrate
Moishe and Eliezer's conversations about God add to the development of theme mainly
by _______________. - ANSWER-A. describing Eliezer's quest to become closer to
God and his relationship with Him.
Mutual trust and friendship among people in a group - ANSWER-camaraderie
Never done or experienced before - ANSWER-Unprecedented
Not capable of being maintained or defended - ANSWER-untendable
Order these events chronologically as they take place in Chapter 4. - ANSWER-Eliezer
and his father await their Kommando assignments at their new camp, Buna. ; A Polish
guard continuously beats Eliezer's father until Eliezer agrees to give him his gold crown.
; A man is shot to death for trying to steal soup during an air raid. ; Eliezer describes the
execution of a young boy who took a half hour to die after being hanged.
Put the following events in chronological order: - ANSWER-Eliezer and his father arrive
at Buchenwald, and his father starts to give up hope. ; Eliezer tries to care for his father
who is very sick with dysentery. ; Eliezer wakes up, and someone else is on his father's
cot. His father was dead and had been taken away in the night. ; Buchenwald is
liberated by American troops, and Eliezer sees himself for the first time since the ghetto.
Showing an unselfish concern for the well-being of others - ANSWER-altrustic
Something that lacks discretion, wisdom, or good judgement - ANSWER-imprudent
Something that motivates or encourages one to do something - ANSWER-incentive
Sounding sad or forlorn - ANSWER-Planative
To destroy completely or reduce to nothing - ANSWER-annihilate
To escape or avoid - ANSWER-elude
To lodge military personnel in a private home - ANSWER-billet
To move swiftly and lightly - ANSWER-flit
To settle the affairs of a business or estate by disposing of its assets - ANSWER-
liquidate
Answered 2025 (verified)
A supply of food or other necessities - ANSWER-provisions
A very small amount or payment - ANSWER-pittance
An official order or proclamation issued by a person in authority - ANSWER-edict
Causing or possessing a lot of emotional stress or worry - ANSWER-fraught
Choose the best sentence to add descriptive detail to the end of the paragraph on page
109 when Eliezer feels enraged that the doctor won't care for his sick father. -
ANSWER-"Even though I was full of terrible rage, none of it could escape me, and
nothing could help."
Choose the best sentence to add descriptive detail to Wiesel's portrayal of the guard on
page 38 that demonstrates the impact he had on Eliezer. - ANSWER-His hatred of us
was evident and palpable.
Completely and finally - ANSWER-irrevocably
Concerned with doing something correctly - ANSWER-conscientious
Done in a secret way - ANSWER-surreptitious
Eliezer's primary concerns on page 77 mainly show ________. - ANSWER-how much
his life has changed to focusing on his basic survival needs.
Evoking a sense of sadness or regret - ANSWER-Poignant
Extreme poverty - ANSWER-penury
Extremely cold - ANSWER-glacial
Harsh or insulting language - ANSWER-invective
How does the author mainly create suspense throughout Chapter 1? - ANSWER-by
describing Moishe's experience with the German Army, which everyone in Sighet
ignores
Juliek, the Polish violinist from Buna, plays Beethoven one last time before he dies.
Based on Eliezer's observations, which of the following inferences is the best
, explanation of his actions? - ANSWER-Juliek knows he is about to die, and he pours his
hopes, past, future, and life into playing.
Lying stretched out, face-down - ANSWER-prostrate
Moishe and Eliezer's conversations about God add to the development of theme mainly
by _______________. - ANSWER-A. describing Eliezer's quest to become closer to
God and his relationship with Him.
Mutual trust and friendship among people in a group - ANSWER-camaraderie
Never done or experienced before - ANSWER-Unprecedented
Not capable of being maintained or defended - ANSWER-untendable
Order these events chronologically as they take place in Chapter 4. - ANSWER-Eliezer
and his father await their Kommando assignments at their new camp, Buna. ; A Polish
guard continuously beats Eliezer's father until Eliezer agrees to give him his gold crown.
; A man is shot to death for trying to steal soup during an air raid. ; Eliezer describes the
execution of a young boy who took a half hour to die after being hanged.
Put the following events in chronological order: - ANSWER-Eliezer and his father arrive
at Buchenwald, and his father starts to give up hope. ; Eliezer tries to care for his father
who is very sick with dysentery. ; Eliezer wakes up, and someone else is on his father's
cot. His father was dead and had been taken away in the night. ; Buchenwald is
liberated by American troops, and Eliezer sees himself for the first time since the ghetto.
Showing an unselfish concern for the well-being of others - ANSWER-altrustic
Something that lacks discretion, wisdom, or good judgement - ANSWER-imprudent
Something that motivates or encourages one to do something - ANSWER-incentive
Sounding sad or forlorn - ANSWER-Planative
To destroy completely or reduce to nothing - ANSWER-annihilate
To escape or avoid - ANSWER-elude
To lodge military personnel in a private home - ANSWER-billet
To move swiftly and lightly - ANSWER-flit
To settle the affairs of a business or estate by disposing of its assets - ANSWER-
liquidate
