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NIGHT by Elie Wiesel

Explore key facts from *Night* by Elie Wiesel, including Madame Schachter’s haunting visions, the prisoners’ fleeting hope, and the horrifying first impressions of Auschwitz. A gripping look at survival and human resilience.

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    NIGHT bv Elie Wiesel IDENTIFYING FACTS (DIRECTLY FROM TEXT) 1. Throughout the journey., what does Madame Schachter say she sees? How do her fellow passengers respond? /I -Throughout the trip, Madame Schachter claims to have seen fire several times. Her companion travelers Ignore her at first, but as her frenzy worsens, they get concerned and attempt to comfort her. They eventually tie and gag heir to keep her quiet. 2. What causes the soaring "'barometer of confidence' 1 amongthe prisoners? / I - When the inmates learn, they have arrived ata work camp and that families will not be split up, their optimism surges. The news relieves the captives, and the conditions are characterized as favorable. 3. What do they smel when they arrive at Auschwitz? / I - The inmates see flames rising from a large chimney and smell the stench of burning flesh when they arrive at Auschwitz. 4. What is the "eight-word order''? / I - An SS officer gives the "eight-word order," telling males to go to the left and women to the right. The inmates' destiny— whether they end up in the work camp or the crematorium—is decided by this command. 5. What does one prisoner tell Wiesel and his father to say about their ages? / I - Wiesel and his father receive advice from a prisoner to fabricate an older age to maximize their chances of being assigned to labor rather than suffer more severe repercussions. 6. As they move toward the flaming pit, what does Wiesel say he does not believe could happen "in our age"? / I -Wiesel states that he finds it unbelievable that crimes like burning alive people could occur "in our age.

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