Night, Chapter 1 Questions " 1. The text states they had spent the day without food, but were not really hungry. Why do you think they were not hungry? 2. Why do you think the family didn't go with the maid Maria to the safe shelter? 3. What explains their continued optimism in the face of future suffering and death? 4. What is suggested by the fact that the Hungarian police checked the bars of the cattle cars to make sure they did not come lose? ​