January 3rd, 2017 Night by: Elie Wiesel

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Directions: ANSWER USING COMPLETE SENTENCES! Use the information you have been given to answer questions about: Anabolic Steroids and Sports.

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Level#1

Certain kinds of steroids are drugs that build muscles and strength. Steroids are actually hormones, or chemicals made by the body. Women who use body-building steroids often look more masculine. In both men and women, artificial steroids can cause skin and stomach problems, and hurt the liver.

1. What kind of drugs are steroids?





2. What are steroids?





3. How do body-building steroids change a women's appearance?





4. Who is the author of the book "Night"?


Level#2


Certain kinds of steroids are drugs that build muscles and strength. Steroids are actually hormones, or chemicals made by the body. Women who use body-building steroids often look more masculine. In both men and women, artificial steroids can cause skin and stomach problems, and hurt the liver. Some professional athletes use steroids even though steroids are illegal. They say that almost everyone uses them anyway. They claim there is no way to win if you do not use steroids. Athletes who do not use steroids think that the drugs give the user an unfair advantage.

1. What do steroids do and what are steroids?





2. What do body-building steroids do to women and what problems can they cause women and men?






3. What are some reasons and claims that professional athletes give for using steroids even though they are illegal?





4. About how old is Elie Wisel when we are first introduced to him in the novel "Night"?








Level#3

Certain kinds of steroids are drugs that build muscles and strength. Steroids are actually hormones, or chemicals made by the body. Women who use body-building steroids often look more masculine. In both men and women, artificial steroids can cause skin and stomach problems, and hurt the liver. Some professional athletes use steroids even though steroids are illegal. They say that almost everyone uses them anyway. They claim there is no way to win if you do not use steroids. Athletes who do not use steroids think that the drugs give the user an unfair advantage. Before most important sports events, such as the Olympics, athletes are tested for steroid use. If an athlete is found to have used a steroid, he or she is not allowed to compete.

1. What are certain kinds of steroids and how do they affect women who use them?





2. What problems can artificial steroids cause women and men?






3. What do some professional athletes say and claim about steroids?





4. What town and country was the author, Elie Wiesel, born in?







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