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Night study guide
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Who all tried to warn Elie’s family? (3 people) | Moishe Hungarian policeman who was friends with his father Maria the former servant |
| List in order the places the Jews are sent: (4 places) | -Large ghetto -Small ghetto -stand in the street all day -synagogue for 24 hours -transported via train to Auschwitz/Birkenau |
| What happens when the Germans first come to town? What happens when the “curtain rises?” | The Jews are not worried because the Germans are courteous towards them. The Germans show their true intentions when they force the Jews to wear the yellow star, give up valuables, etc. |
| What does the community think of Moishe the Beadle’s story? | They do not believe him. They think he wanted pity, money, was crazy, etc. |
| What do we learn about Moishe the Beadle? What happens to him & why? | He and all foreign Jews are expelled from town. They are led across the Hungarian border, ordered to dig massive trenches, & shot and killed. |
| What does Moishe the Beadle teach Elie about Judaism? | Kabbalah |
| Where does Elie & his family come from? | Sighet |
| Where are they sent via train? (Elie and his family) | Auschwitz Birkenau |
| What happens with Madame Schacter on the train? What are the Jew’s responses? | She has visions of flames and is screaming hysterically. They bound & gagged her, then beat her severely |
| Who is Elie separated from when they arrive in Auschwitz? | He is separated from his 3 sisters: Hilda, Bea, & Tzipora, as well as his mother. |
| Why do Elie & his dad lie about their ages when they arrive? What do they say their ages are? | They lie & say they are 18 & 40. They do this so they appear more capable of working. |
| Who was in charge of the selection process at the camp? | Dr. Mengele |
| What is Kaddish & why do the Jews say it for themselves? | Prayer for the Dead. They say it because they think they will be killed in the crematorium. |
| What is tattooed on Elie’s forearm? How is this dehumanizing? | A-7713 (42). Lost his name/identity |
| What is Elie’s job in the Buna factory? | He works in the electrical depot. |
| Who is Idek & what does he do? | Idek is the Kapo in charge of Elie’s work group. He is also a prisoner. He beats many of the prisoners including Elie and his father. He whips Elie when Elie sees something he should not |
| Who is Franek & what does he do? | Franek is the foreman at work. He wants Elie’s gold crown and begins to beat Elie’s father until he gives in. |
| Describe the air raid. What happens? How do the prisoners react? | Factories were being bombed, people waited it out in the bunks A prisoner sticks his head in boiling soup and is shot for it. Elie’s father is at the factories during this, but survives. The prisoners are joyful that some of the buildings were destroyed. |
| Describe the two hangings. Who is the “sad-eyed angel?” Who is the pipel compared to? | 1st: A young man caught stealing, seems unafraid, yells "long live liberty! My curse on Germany" 2nd- Little boy (a pipel) hung for stockpiling weapons Called a sad eyed angel to represent God. Takes over 30 minutes for him to die because he was so small |
| Why does Elie have surgery? What do he and his father decide to do after his surgery? | Elie has an infected foot that must be drained. He and his father decide to evacuate with the rest of the camp because they fear they will be killed if they stay behind. |
| When they are on the death march, why does Elie not give up? | He believes his father will not survive without him. |
| Why does the Parisian woman toss coins to the children and how is it similar to the German workers throwing bread into the cattle cars? | She says she ‘likes to give charity,’ but we know she just enjoys watching the children fight over coins. The German workers throwing bread is a similar scene because they don’t actually want to help the prisoners, they just want to watch them fight. |
| What does Rabbi Eliahou’s son do? What does Elie pray for after this scene? | His son purposely leaves the Rabbi behind while on the death march. Elie prays to never abandon his father like the Rabbi’s son did. |
| What does Arbeit Macht Frei mean? | Work makes you free; It is designed into the iron gate above Auschwitz. |
| What happens to Elie’s father? Where? Why is the story immediately over afterwards? | Elie’s father eventually dies of Dysentery while in Buchenwald. This happens almost immediately after the death march. Elie’s reason for survival is gone, he is void and emotionless afterwards |
| How did Eliezer learn that the Jews were to be deported? | His father was on the Jewish Council and was told. He comes back to tell the family and warn the entire ghetto of the news. |
| What block is Elie originally placed in? | He is originally placed into the orchestra or musician's block. Elie is surprised because he doesn’t know anything about music. |
| Elie’s hospital neighbor has lost his hope in everyone except who? | His neighbor lost all faith/hope in everyone except Hitler because Hitler alone had kept his promises to the Jews. |
| What is the name of the distant relative that Eliezer meets at Birkenau? | Stein |
| To whom does Elierzer lose the gold crown on his tooth? | Franek the Foreman |
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