Night Plot 1
What exactly happened to the foreign Jews that were taken from Sighet, according to Moshe?
They were forced to dig mass graves and then they were killed and buried.
The dentist spends a long time looking in Eliezer’s mouth. What is the dentist looking for?
The dentist is looking for gold crowns.
I wanted to come back to Sighet to tell you the story of my death. So that you could prepare yourselves while there still was time. . . I wanted to come back, and to warn you. And see how it is, no one will listen to me.”
Moshe the Beetle
Abut
to join at one end or be next to; to support, prop up
Divergent
going in different directions; different from each other; departing from conversation, deviant
What does Moshe do so that he is able to return to Sighet to tell his story?
He pretends to be dead after being shot in the leg and is later able to escape.
A young, Polish man called Zalman is running beside Eliezer during the march. As they are running, what happens to Zalman?
Zalman gets a pain in his side, falls down, and is trampled by the other men.
“Jews, listen to me! I can see a fire! There are huge flames! It is a furnace!”
Madame Schachter
Attire
clothes, apparel, garb; (v.) to dress, adorn, or bedeck
Enmity
hatred, ill-will
Madame Schachter, cries out to the other prisoners, what does she tell that them she sees?
She says she sees terrible fire and huge flames coming from a furnace.
In Chapter 6, the idea of death begins to fascinate Eliezer. What is the one thing Eliezer says keeps him from letting himself die?
Eliezer says that his father’s presence and dependence on him is the only thing keeping him alive.
There’s a long road of suffering ahead of you. Don’t lose courage. You’ve already escaped the gravest danger: selection. So now, muster your strength, and don’t lose heart. . . Above all else, have faith. . .We are all brothers, and we are all suffering the same fate. The same smoke floats over all our heads. Help one another. It is the only way to survive.”
An SS officer
Avail
to be of use or benefit to; to make use of; to take advantage of; to profit or benefit; (n.) use, benefit, or value
Fervent
very earnest, emotional, passionate; extremely hot
Once Eliezer’s family arrives at Birkenau, the holding center for Auschwitz, what is the first thing that happens to them?
They are separated into two groups: able-bodied men to the left, women and children to the right.
What happens when the cattle trains pass through the towns?
The townspeople throw bread into the cattle trains because they find pleasure in watching the men kill each other to get a piece of bread.
“Bite your lip, little brother. . .Don’t cry. Keep your anger and hatred for another day, for later on. The day will come, but not now. . .Wait. Grit your teeth and wait.”
The French girl
Crony
a very close friend, pal, chum, buddy
Gaunt
thin and bony, starved looking; bare, barren
Ater arriving at Birkenau, a prisoner standing behind Eliezer and his father gives them some advice. What does this man tell Eliezer and his father?
He tells Eliezer and his father to lie about their ages so that they will be put in the same group with the other able-bodied men.
Once at Buchenwald, Eliezer is forced into the barracks during an air raid and loses his father. In the morning, when Eliezer realizes his father is missing, what does he do?
He decides to search for his father but secretly hopes that he will not be able to find him because he now sees his father as a burden.
“I’ve got more faith in Hitler than in anyone else. He’s the only one who’s kept his promises, all his promises, to the Jewish people.”
Ellie
Cryptic
puzzling, mystifying, or enigmatic
to pass through or gain entrance to gradually or stealthily