Hello, everybody!
We have started reading "Night" and we are anxious to actually talk about it! We believe that it is our moral duty to find out about what happened and not let people forget! It may seem like talking about things will not change them but it will surely keep everything alive! Let us not forget and never allow such terrible things to happen again!
So, here comes the quiz!
1. What is Elie Wiesel's country of origin?
2. Which concentration camp were Elie and his family taken to?
3. Apart from Elie which characters appear more frequently in the book?
4. Where does Elie last see his mother and sisters?
5. Why did Wiesel write "Night"?
6. There were publishers who were reluctant to accept "Night". Why do you think this happened?
Feel free to answer any of these questions!
Hello, everyone! I'm happy sharing my answers to this quiz.
ReplyDelete1. Elie Wiesel's country of origin is Romania.
2. Elie and his family were taken to Auschwitz.
3. Elie's father is the character which appears more frequently in the book, apart from Eli.
4. The last time Elie saw his mother and sisters was on their arrival at Auschwitz, where he and his father were selected to go to the left and the rest of his family to the right.
5. Elie Wiesel wrote "Night" because he felt obliged to do so, to let people know about that dark period of history from someone who lived it. He was also trying to make them understand all that madness and prevent it from happening again.
6. In my opinion, publishers were reluctant to accept "Night" because they were afraid; afraid of the past and more important, afraid of a child's voice that confesses all those monstrosities. Probably they believed that all those events were too much for ordinary people and tried to let go of the past.
Hi Diana! Thank you so much for your answers. There is a lot of truth in your response to #6.
ReplyDeleteI think I met you when I was there. Weren't you with us when we walked around town? :)
Hello! Yes, I was with you when you walked around town. :)
DeleteHi, everyone!I'd also like to share my answers to this quiz:
ReplyDelete1. Elie's country of origin is Romania.
2. Elie and his family were taken to the concentration and extermination camp Auschwitz-Birkenau.
3. Apart from Elie, Shlomo, his father, is a character who appears more frequently in the book.
4. Elie last saw his mother, Hilda, and his sisters, Beatrice and Tzipora during the selection at Auschwitz-Birkenau where he and his father were selected for forced labour and his mother and sisters were sent to the gas chambers.
5. Elie Wiesel wrote "Night" because he wanted to show the world what he endured during the Holocaust and to prevent history from repeating itself.
6. In my opinion, publishers were reluctant to accept "Night" at first because it tackled a very delicate and controversial event in history which, at the time, no one wanted to talk about.
Quick response to number 6:
DeletePublishers probably thought the book contained too rich material for viewers at the time. It was still a raw subject and they felt as though most audiences were not ready for such graphic information.
I believe that publishers were reluctant to accept Night because they were afraid to talk about the past and acknowledge a very sensitive topic. They also may have been in denial about what had occurred and did not want to accept what had truly happened.
ReplyDeleteThis comment has been removed by the author.
ReplyDeleteResponse to #6: They were probably reluctant to publish the novel due to the subject matter being about a relatively recent event which was both dark and grusome.
ReplyDelete#6: The publishers were most likely reluctant to accept the book because it is written on a sensitive and cruel topic.
ReplyDeleteA response for number 6:
ReplyDeletePublishers were most likely were reluctant to accept "Night" because many didn't want to acknowledge the harsh actions during that time in history,and also because of the details that explains the cruel reality back then.
Quick Response To #6
ReplyDeleteI Think The Publishers Did Not Like What The Book Night Talked About And Just Thought People Would Not Like It. But You Know Who Likes Night ? Ms.McDonald :)
6: I believe that the publishers were reluctant to accept the book because the author wrote about his real life situation during the holocaust which may have caused it to be controversial.
ReplyDeleteAnswer to question 6. Publishers most likely felt resistant towards "Night" because they were not yet able to handle such gruesome details of the events that have occurred at that time.
ReplyDelete6: I believe some publishers were reluctant to accept the book, Night, because it is honest and tells the truth of what he was thinking and how horrible the holocaust really was. Elie Wiesel was also younger then most survivors of the holocaust were which made his interpretation of his experience different then most survivors.
ReplyDeleteI think some publishers were reluctant to publish "Night" because it is a very detailed book that does not allow the readers to take a break from the tragic truths of the Holocaust. The simple fact, I think, that it is a book on an account of a Holocaust survivor, could have made the publishers reluctant as well. Then again, it could be the plain fact that they feel it must be censored.
ReplyDeleteI think the publishers were reluctant to publish "Night" because the author had explained his experience during the Holocaust yet what he had talked about was very controversial.
ReplyDeleteThe publishers were reluctant to share the information because the information was sensitive, and fresh at the time. They probably thought of it as too harsh, or that they didn't want to reveal the truth behind the Holocaust. Eventually they realized that history is taught so that it doesn't repeat itself. Elie's story needed to be shared for awareness and to spread thanks for what we are lucky enough to have, but often take for granted.
ReplyDelete#6 I believe that the publishers didn't want to publish "Night" because it looked back on all the sensitive and cruel moments and it talked about all the horrible things that the people in the book went through
ReplyDelete-Madyson S
6: The publishers were most likely reluctant to accept the book because it is about on a sensitive topic -CHELSEA
ReplyDeleteI think publishers were reluctant to publish night because of the detailed content. It is a very genuinely harsh book, but it told the truth of the events that occurred.
ReplyDeleteI think publishers were reluctant to publish night because of the detailed content. It is a very genuinely harsh book, but it told the truth of the events that occurred.
ReplyDeleteI think publishers were reluctant to publish night because of the detailed content. It is a very genuinely harsh book, but it told the truth of the events that occurred.
ReplyDelete#6 I believe that the publisher did not want to accept "night@ because it exposed the harsh realities of the holocaust with vivid imagery of what happened. This may have scared publishers away because they could've believed it would not sell or be too harsh for readers.
ReplyDelete#6 I believe that the publisher did not want to accept "night@ because it exposed the harsh realities of the holocaust with vivid imagery of what happened. This may have scared publishers away because they could've believed it would not sell or be too harsh for readers.
ReplyDelete#5 I think Wiesel wrote "Night" to share every detail he could about the things that were taken place at the time, and the things that happened to him.
ReplyDelete#6: I think publishers were reluctant to publish "Night" because the book is about a subject that the publishers believed was a topic too "real" to acknowledge and speak of.
ReplyDelete