Characters
Plays the violin the night before he dies
Juliek
What happens to those who cannot keep up the run?
They were shot or trampled
During the train to Gleitwitz, Elie witnesses a son kill his father for __________.
bread
A thick layer of snow was accumulating on our blankets.
collecting
What does the "corpse" that Elie sees in the mirror symbolize?
The death of his former identity
Becomes sick with dysentary and dies
Shlomo Wiesel
After not praying for a while, what does Elie ask God to do?
Never let him abandon his father like Rabbi Eliahou's son
Before Elie's father dies, what does he reveal to Elie?
Where the gold and silver were hidden
I shall never forget the gratitude that shone in his eyes when he swallowed this beverage.
appreciation
What theme is being shown when the dead bodies are thrown from the train "like a sack of flour"?
Dehumanization of individuals
Was abandoned by his son during the forced run to Gleiwitz
Rabbi Eliahou
What does Elie do when his father is sent to the left?
He runs after him and sneaks to the other side
How did Elie keep the men from throwing his father off the train?
By hitting him until he woke up
Not a sound of distress, not a plaintive cry, nothing but mass agony and silence.
sorrowful
When Elie doesn't react to the two men being killed next to him, what theme does this show?
Indifference to atrocities
Saves Elie from being strangled on the train to Buchenwald
Meir Katz
What happens one night to Elie on the train to Buchenwald?
He is almost strangled by a stranger
What were the prisoners primary concern after being freed?
Eating
Next to him lay his violin, trampled, an eerily poignant little corpse.
heartbreaking
The importance of the father-son bond
Dies during the forced run from Buna to Gleiwitz
Zalman
What advice does the Blockaleste give Elie?
Stop sharing your bread and soup with your father
Immediately after the loss of his father, Elie feels ________.
free
An extraordinary vitality possessed them, sharpening their teeth and nails.
strength
When Elie cowards away while his father is being beaten, this shows what theme?
Survival of the fittest/ self-preservation