* Literary Elements *
Name that Character!
Plot
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Vocabulary :/
100
" ‘My throat was dry and the words were choking me, paralyzing my lips. There was nothing else to say. ' ”
Personification
100
Name that character: a thirteen-year-old assistant to the Dutch Oberkapo, the small, angelic-looking boy is tortured and hanged by slow strangulation because his body is too light to end the execution with one quick snap of the neck.
The Pipel
100
What was the public reaction to Moshe’s story?
People refused to believe him. Some would not even listen to him. They said he just wanted their pity.
100
Name that central idea: “For the first time, I felt anger rising within me. Why should I sanctify His name? The Almighty, the eternal and terrible Master of the Universe, chose to be silent. What was there to thank Him for?” Hint: Look at our Post-it paper, it's there!
Loss of faith
100
Define FASCISTS... "The Fascists attack Jewish stores, synagogues.” (Wiesel 9)
A person who believes the government ruled by a dictator or an iron fist.
200
“This conversation lasted no more than a few seconds. It seemed like an eternity.”
Hyperbole
200
Name that character: The crazed Kapo of the Buna warehouse, he appears to have no control over fits of violence.
Idek
200
How did the other people in the car react to Madame Schächter?
Some of the young men tied her up and gagged her. Then they hit her. The others encouraged the young men.
200
Name that central idea: “I had watched it all happening without moving. I kept silent. In fact, I thought of stealing away in order not to suffer the blows. What’s more, if I felt anger at that moment, it was not directed at the Kapo but at my father. Why couldn’t he have avoided Idek’s wrath? That was what life in a concentration camp had made of me…” Hint: We discussed this in class specifically
The bond between father and son
200
Define KABBALAH A master to teach me the Zorah , the Kabbalistic works, the secrets of Jewish mysticism.” (Wiesel 5)
KABBALAH A religious practice based on the belief spiritual knowledge can be gained by thinking deeply.
300
The Jews in Budapest are living in an atmosphere of fear and terror. There are anti-Semitic incidents every day, in the streets, in the trains.
Foreshadowing
300
Name this character: As she nears the time of betrothal, Elie's oldest sister works in the family store.
Hilda Wiesel
300
Who took Elie’s gold tooth? Why did Elie give it up?
Franek, the foreman, wanted the tooth. When Elie refused, Franek began tormenting Elie’s father. After two weeks, Elie gave him the tooth.
300
Name that literary element: “And he himself was so thin, so withered, so weak…”
Repetition or Alliteration
300
Define GESTAPO... “The Gestapo threaten to shoot him if he talked.” (Wiesel 13)
GESTAPO Secret state police
400
“ 'We were to leave the train here. There was a labor camp on site. The conditions were good. Families would not be separated. ' ”
Irony: This is a hugely ironic excerpt from the text because, upon arriving to the labor camp, the Jewish believed they would live in fair conditions, however, their beliefs were extremely wrong and everything inhumanely possible occurred. :(
400
Name that character: A former student from Warsaw who plays in the orchestra block and serves as foreman of the electrical warehouse, he keeps Elie near his father while they work, then drops his friendly treatment by demanding Elie's gold dental crown. His willingness to torment Elie's father suggests that the foreman has lost his humanity in the daily supervision of inmates.
Franek
400
How many men started out in the train? How many were left when they arrived at Buchenwald?
One hundred men started out. About twelve were left.
400
Name that literary element. “That SS officer in the muddy barrack must have been lying: Auschwitz was, after all, a convalescent home…”
Irony
400
Define LAMENT... “But now, I no longer pleaded for anything. I was no longer able to lament. On the contrary, I felt very strong” (Wiesel 68)
Cry or mourn
500
" 'Had I changed so much, then?' " " 'Poor Father! Of what then did you die?' "
Rhetorical Questions
500
Name that character: The Wiesels' servant, she pleads with them to leave the unguarded ghetto and seek safety with her.
Maria
500
What happened on April 10, 1945?
The resistance fighters took charge of the camp. At 6 PM the first American troops arrived.
500
Name that central idea: “I became A-7713. From then on, I had no other name.” Hint: Look at our Post-it paper, it's there!
Dehumanization
500
Define ATONEMENT “The Day of Atonement. Should we fast. The question was debated” (Wiesel 69 )
Apology
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