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***all of these questions are about night by ellie wiesel***
chapter 5
1. show in this section the relationship between god and eliezer and the other prisoners

2. what does eliezer’s experience in the hospital underscore?

3. why is it ironic that eliezer and his father decide to be evacuated from buna? what is eliezer’s tone toward their error?

chapter 6
4. in this section what two goals have the nazis succeeded in doing to the prisoners?

5. what does the episode involving rabbi eliahou and his son foreshadow?

6. how does juliek’s episode add to the theme of silence?

chapter 7
7. in this section wiesel expands on the symbolic meaning of “night.” what does it become to mean? (hint: focus on eliezer’s words and thoughts)

8. what especially amazes eliezer about the other prisoners in this chapter?

9. what has life become for everyone?

chapter 8
10. describe the complicated relationship between eliezer and his father in this section.

11. compare eliezer’s feelings here to the feelings of stein of antwerp earlier in the book. ultimately, what has changed?

12. the passage where eliezer misrecognizes his father is very symbolic. what does it emphasize, recognizing that eliezer has recently spent so much time with his father?

13. another significant point to consider is the timing of the episode. what happens to eliezer’s father after this episode? what might it suggest?

14. finally, the episode with running man has a religious significance. if the running man is god, what might he represent? remember, what problem with god has eliezer had throughout the novel?

chapter 9
15. why does the novel end rather abruptly after eliezer’s father dies?

16. why do none of the prisoners think of revenge when they are freed? how is this reason underscored by the very powerful final image?

Night Summary and Analysis of Chapter 8Chapter 8 "At the gate of the camp"Summary:At the camp the prisoners are counted as usual and told to go to the showers. However, they are so weak that it is difficult for the guards to get them to move. Eliezer's father goes over to a pile of snow with his son and tells him that he can no longer go on. Eliezer is enraged that his father is ready to die after having survived for so long, and he argues with him for a long time not to stay in the snow. When the sirens go off, Eliezer is driven to the blocks, and everyone immediately falls asleep in the beds, without even paying attention to the cauldrons of soup.In the morning Eliezer remembers that he has to look for his father. Part of him wants to forget about his weak, burdensome father, and he feels ashamed at these thoughts. Eliezer looks for his father for hours and finally finds him in the coffee line. His father is feverish and is unbelievably grateful when Eliezer brings him a cup of coffee. Later on, Eliezer's father tells him that the guards are refusing to feed the sick because they think they will die soon anyway. Eliezer unwillingly gives him the rest of his soup and realizes that he is no better than Rabbi Eliahou's son. On the third day of their arrival, everyone has to go to the showers. Eliezer sees his father in the distance, but when he goes to meet him, the man runs by him. The man was actually somebody else.Eliezer's father has dysentery and is becoming increasingly weak in his bunk. In a delirious fever, he tells Eliezer where he buried the gold and money. Eliezer manages to bring his father to see a doctor, but the doctor refuses to look at him. Another doctor comes into the block, but Eliezer's father refuses to get up again.n the morning Eliezer remembers that he has to look for his father. Part of him wants to forget about his weak, burdensome father, and he feels ashamed at these thoughts. Eliezer looks for his father for hours and finally finds him in the coffee line. His father is feverish and is unbelievably grateful when Eliezer brings him a cup of coffee.