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Book Description:

Eliezer Wiesel is a fourteen-year-old boy living in Sighet, Transylvania, at the start of World War II. He is very devout and wants to study Jewish mysticism. His father, who is a prominent leader of the Jewish community, thinks that he is too young. Nevertheless, Eliezer starts studying the cabbala with Moché the Beadle, a poor and humble man who works in the Hasidic temple. Moché teaches him that he must seek to ask God the right questions even though we will never understand the answers he gives us. More... (© Classic Notes;)

Booknotes about Night:

• ClassicNotes by Jennifer Moon
  About Elie Wiesel; Character List; Historical Context of Night; Short Summary; Entire Summary and Analysis; Links; Essays; Message Board; Test Yourself! 50 Question Quiz
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• PinkMonkey® Literature Notes by Diane Sauder
  Message Board; Key Literary Elements; Section Summaries with Notes; Overall Analyses; Questions
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• SparkNote by Josh Perry and Jon Natchez
  Context; Plot Overview; Characters; Character Analysis; Themes; Quotations; Key Facts; Study; Quiz; Further Reading; Foreword; Jewish Terms
  http://www.sparknotes.com/lit/night/ (SparkNotes,com)