Cruelty
Which character tries to warns the Jews of Elie’s town of the fate that awaits them ?
Moshe the Beadle
Which one of Elie’s sisters perished in a concentration camp and why?
Tzipora because she was a child and children were not able to do hard manual labor and were therefore killed. (Dehumanization)
How does the way the prisoner's celebrate the Passover (66-69) propel the action of the story?
His choice not to fast show his loss of faith and increased attention to survival.
What was the author's purpose for including the story about the man who was killed for stealing sour during the air raid? (59)
To show that the prisoners where so deprived of life's basic necessities they were willing to do anything in order to survive.
What was the central idea of the final cattle car ride on pages 101-102? (Topic + Author's Purpose)
The Jewish people on the transport were in a despriate situation and resorted to cruelty towards others to survive.
What country was the Wiesel family from?
Transylvania (Modern-Day Romania)
This is the name for the Jewish “Prayer for the Dead;” it is recited several times throughout the book.
The Kaddish
This is the name for the Jewish “Prayer for the Dead;” it is recited several times throughout the book.
The Kaddish
What was Elie's reaction to his father's death and how is it an example of cruelty creates cruelty? (110-112)
Elie ignores is father's final cries for help and when he passes away, he feels a little relieved. It is only because of the extreme circumstances that he feels this way.
Why and when does Juliek play his violin for the last time?
On the death march, right before he dies to prove he is human enough to play music from a German composer.
On the death march, what does Elie pray for after seeing an interaction between the rabbi and his son?
To never feel that way about his father.
What does Elie’s reaction to the two hangings at the concentration camp suggest about how he changes throughout his ordeal?
He is losing his faith in God and/or Humanity.
What was the author's purpose in describing his Elie's father's beating on pages 57-58?
To show that cruelty creates cruelty by Elie's lack of reaction and even resentful thoughts towards his father.
What is Elie describing when he says “Not to feel anything, neither weariness, nor cold, nor anything.”?
Death
How does the way the prisoners celebrate the Passover on pages 66-69 influence Elie’s views on religion?
a. Elie realizes that food is more important that his religion and gives up on God
b. Elie is reminded how much he cares about his faith by the other people’s fasting.
c. Elie begins caring less about his faith and more about surviving to be with his father
c. Elie begins caring less about his faith and more about surviving to be with his father
Why does a member of the Hungarian Police bang on the sealed-up window of the Wiesel residence in the Ghetto?
To warn them of trouble; because of a promise to Elie’s father.
Who do the Gestapo kill after an instance of sabotage at Buna? What does the death symbolize?
The young Pipel's death shows cruelty creates cruelty because outside the conditions of the camp, no one would have allowed a young child to suffer and die like he did.
How does Elie's tattoo on page 42 contribute to the theme of dehumanization?
How does the hanging of the pipel reflect the fellow prisoners' perspective on the camp (63-65)?
Many of the prisoners loose their faith in god as the see the tragic and needlessly gruesome death of a young child.
In the shed, taking a brief break from the run, what does Eliezer pray for and what is it significance?
For the strength to never abandon his father for his own benefit and it shows that his father is now his reason to live.
At one point on the march from Buna, Elie considers giving up. What stops him? (APE)
The presence of his father.