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Who is Moshe the Beadle?
A poor religious clerk.
Why does Elie seek out Moshe the Beadle?
To ask Moshe to teach him the Kabbalah
Who are the members of Elie's family?
Mother (Sarah), Father (Shlomo), Hilda, Béa, and Tzipora
Why does Moshe the Beadle leave Sighet?
He is expelled from Sighet by the Hungarian Police.
Why does Moshe the Beadle return to Sighet?
He escapes and returns to warn his townspeople of the fate that awaits them.
Several explanations are offered as reasons why people in Sighet did not believe Hitler would be able to harm them. Which statement below is NOT one of those reasons?
They believe he is only concerned with Germany.
Why does Elie's father not wish to emigrate?
He feels he is too old to start a new life in a distant land.
Why does the Wiesel family not have to leave their house right away?
Their home falls just within the boundaries of the first ghetto.
Why does the Wiesel family not accept their former maid's offer to hide them?
They refuse to be separated.
What was the function of the one person selected to oversee each train car?
If anyone escaped, the person in charge of the train car would be shot.
Who is the author of Night?
Elie Wiesel
