Lesson 8- The Holocaust Answers

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Which reason does Elie Wiesel give for writing his story?

A
He wants to explain the actions he took to survive.
B
He believes he has an obligation to share his experiences.
C
He wants to ensure that Nazi officials are tried and convicted.
D
He believes his life was spared so he could record this account.
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Which inference can a reader make about the man who interrogates young Elie?

A
He tricks Elie and attempts to catch him in a lie.
B
He helps Elie by telling him to lie to survive.
C
He separates Elie from his father, who is about to be killed.
D
He targets Elie and his father for the death camp instead of the work camp.
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Why do the prisoners recite the Jewish prayer known as the Kaddish?

A
They are praying for an end to the long, difficult war.
B
They believe they are about to die in the crematorium.
C
They are tricking the guards to hide their plans for revolt.
D
They practice nonviolent defiance in the face of persecution.
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Why is Elie Wiesel’s Night valuable to a historian?

A
It is a detailed observation of the conditions of concentration camps drafted by a German resident who was forced to tour a camp after its liberation.
B
It is an eyewitness account of the atrocities committed at concentration camps written by a former prisoner who experienced them firsthand.
C
It is a compilation of data of the toll of the Holocaust created by an Allied soldier who helped to gather information for the government.
D
It is a commentary on the Holocaust composed by a Jewish man seeking to discover what his relatives experienced during the war.
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What happens to most of the prisoners who cannot keep up on the march?

A
They are left behind.
B
They are shot immediately.
C
They are taken to another location.
D
They are forced to go on a death march.

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