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Night (Pg. 46-84)
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Who is Juliek? | Man from Poland, who warns Elie and his father about Idek's rage. |
| Who is Idek? | The evil Kapo. Beats Ellie and his father for no reason. |
| What happens to Elie when he see's Idek fooling around with a girl? | Elie is forced to lie on a crate and is whipped 25 times. |
| Who is Franek? | Warehouse foreman, who demands Elie's gold tooth and beats Elie's father in order to get it. |
| Who is Louis? | A well known violinist. |
| Where do Elie and his father work at Buna? | In an electrical parts warehouse. |
| Who are Yossi and Tibi? | Brothers who became friends with Elie. Their parents, like Elie's, refused to leave when they should have. |
| Who is Akiba Drumer? | Followed the Kabbalah and analyzed numbers. Lost his faith and died in a selection. |
| What happened when American planes bombed the camp? | A prisoner tried eating soup from the soup cauldrons, but was shot. The other prisoners just watched. |
| What is Rosh Hashanah? | Jewish New Year |
| What is Yom Kippur? | The Day of Atonement- time to fast. |
| What does Elie do during Yom Kippur? | He does not fast and continues to eat. |
| What happens during the selection at Buna? | Elie's father is selected, so he gave Elie his knife and spoon. His father passed the second selection. |
| Why does Elie go to the infirmary (hospital)? | His foot is swollen. |
| What does the prisoner say to Elie when he is in the infirmary? | He has "more faith in Hitler than anyone else." All of the terrible things Hitler has said would happen have happened. |
| What is an example of irony during the evacuation from Buna? | Elie found out that those who stayed in the infirmary were liberated only 2 days after they began their death march. |
| Who is Dr. Mengele? | Nazi doctor who is in charge of the selections. |
| What choice do Elie and his father make before the evacuation from Buna? | They choose to to leave on the death march instead of staying in the infirmary. |
| Why do you think Elie and his father chose to take part in the evacuation rather than stay in the infirmary? | Might have thought that those who stayed in the infirmary would be sent to the crematorium. |
| Why was the small child hung during the second hanging? | the boy helped the Dutch Oberkapo, who was found guilty of sabotage against the SS. |
| What did the soup taste like after the small child was hung during the second hanging? | soup tasted like corpses. |
| Why was the strong boy hung during the first hanging? | He was accused of stealing during the air raid. |
| What did the strong boy yell before he was hung during the first hanging? | "My curse on Germany!" |
| What did the soup taste like after the strong boy was hung during the first hanging? | "The soup tasted better than ever." |