Characters
Of the characters in Chapter 4, who is the foreman who wants to take Eliezer's gold crown?
Franek
What does the symbol of Fire represent?
Control and Despair
What Kommando was Eliezer and his dad told to avoid?
Construction Kommando
In Chapter 5, Eliezer, Yossi, and Tibi are relocated to the Construction Kommando. Why is this a big moment?
Eliezer is separated from his Father for the first time
How long is the Death March that Eliezer and the other prisoners endure between the camps?
42 Miles
Which two characters do not fast for Yom Kippur as a necessity and a defiance to their god?
Eliezer and Shlomo
What does the symbol of Night represent?
Harsh and Cruel Experiences
When Eliezer and his Father arrived at Buna, what was it described as?
A very good camp where one can hold one's own
Chapter 5 continues to take place in what setting?
Buna
During the Death March, what is in the snow around the prisoners?
Corpses of prisoners who have fallen behind or been killed
Which character has failed selection twice?
Shlomo
What theme is the following quote related to: "They had orders to fire on any who could not keep up. Their fingers on the triggers, they did not deprive themselves of this pleasure."
Inhumanity
Why does Eliezer lie and say that is isn't feeling well and has a fever?
To avoid giving his gold crown to the dentist
What was Eliezer provided with for his inheritance?
A Spoon and a Knife.
After the arrival to Gleiwitz, what are the conditions of the barracks they sleep in for the next three days?
So small they need to stack living bodies inside. Sometimes dead on top of the living.
Who are the two brothers who Eliezer considers friends?
Yossi and Tibi
What theme is the following quote related to: "My father's presence was the only thing that stopped me. He was running next to me, out of breath, out of strength, desperate. I had no right to let myself die. What would he do without me? I was his sole support."
Father and Son Relations
Why does Idek beat Eliezer the first time and who consoles him?
He is in the wrong place at the wrong time. The French Girl
Why are the prisoners being evacuated?
The troops were coming close to liberating the Jews
What happened to Eliezer's father after he fails the selection before leaving Gleiwitz?
Eliezer takes advantage of the confusion and switches his dad's line
Which character plays Beethoven as a final act of defiance as well as in honor of his own life?
Juliek.
What theme is the following quote related to: "That day I had ceased to plead. I was no longer capable of lamentation. On the contrary, I felt very strong. I was the accuser, God the accused. My eyes were open and I was alone, terribly alone in a world without God and without man."
Having and Losing Faith in God/ Religion
What is most important about the airstrikes that happen at the end of chapter 4.
It is signaling that the end of the war is getting closer and they might be saved
Why is it important for the prisoners to mop the floor of the barrack before they evacuate the camp?
To demonstrate that even though they were treated as animals, they were still men
What does Eliezer do after he remembers that Rabbi Eliahu's son actually ran ahead on purpose instead of staying with his father?
He prayed that he would never allow himself to do the same to his own father.