Important Characters
Who is the narrator of the story?
Elie Wiesel
A German decree required all Jews to wear _______ to identify themselves.
A yellow star of David
Why does Madame Schachter scream on the train?
She is having visions of flames and fire.
"I can see a fire! There are huge flames! It is a furnace!" (Madame Schachter) is an example of what literary device?
Foreshadowing
What is the name of the town where Elie spent his childhood?
Sighet, Transylvania (modern day Romania)
Who is the vicious Kapo described as being prone to fits of violence?
Idek
What iconic words are inscribed on the gates of Auschwitz?
Arbeit macht frei (Work will make you free)
What must the prisoner's do every time they enter a new camp?
Go through the showers.
"By eight o'clock in the morning, a weariness like molten lead began to settle into the veins, the limbs, the brain." is an example of what literary device?
Simile
How old was Elie Wiesel when he was deported to Auschwitz?
14 (almost 15)
This respected leader of the Jewish community in Sighet is Elie's father:
Shlomo Wiesel
This genre of literature is an auto-biographical account of a specific period of the author's life.
Memoir
During an air raid in Buna, one prisoner is shot while he was doing what?
Drinking soup from the cauldron.
"Everywhere rooms lay open. Doors and windows gaped onto the emptiness...an open tomb." is an example of what literary device?
Metaphor
Elie was the only son in his family. How many sisters did he have?
Three (Hilda, Bea, and Tzipora)
Who is the relative who meets Elie and his father at Auschwitz?
Stein of Antwerp
What is the Jewish New Year called?
Rosh Hashanah
What is the inheritance Elie's father tries to bestow when he is written down in the selection?
A knife and spoon.
"The yellow star? Oh well, what of it? You don't die of it" (Shlomo Wiesel) and
"Every bomb that exploded filled us with joy and gave us new confidence in life." are examples of what literary device?
Irony
Name one city Elie lived in after being liberated.
Paris, New York, Boston, Jerusalem
This young man is the brother of Tibi and becomes a friend of Elie's while working in the camp:
Yossi
This is the Jewish prayer for the dead
The Kaddish
What is Juliek's final act before he dies?
He plays a Beethoven concerto on his violin.
"Death wrapped itself around me till I was stifled." is an example of what literary device?
Personification
What number is tattooed on Elie Wiesel's arm?
A-7713