Before deportation
Journey to camp
The beginning of camp
working/winter
100
Moché the Beadle was deported from Sighet because he was:
A foreign Jew
100
What event initially caused Madame Schächter to lose her mind?
She was separated from her husband and two sons.
100
How old does Eliezer tell Dr. Mengele he is when he arrives at Birkenau?
18
100
What emotion best describes the attitude of the Jewish community in Sighet towards the Germans during the first five years of World War II?
Indifference
200

Where are the Jews forced to wait the entire day before deportation (including Elie)?

In the synagogue

200
What did the sign say over the Gates of Auschwitz?
Work makes you free
200
What do Eliezer's meals mostly consist of?
Bread and soup
200
What is the identification number tattooed on Eliezer?
A-7713
300
What is the name of Eliezer's younger sister?
Tzipora
300
What excuse did Elie’s father give for not selling everything and moving to Palestine?
He was too old
300
What did the Kapo do to Elie’s father when he asked where the lavoratories were?
Slapped him so hard he fell down
300
What does Eliezer later find out about the French girl at Buna?
She was a Jew passing as Aryan.
400

Where does Elie's family hide their possessions? 

they dig a hole in the basement floor 

400

What did the soup taste like the night they hanged the little pipel? (the second hanging)

Corpses

400
Why does Idek have Eliezer whipped?
Eliezer walked in on him and laughed
400
What would have happened if Elie had stayed in the hospital?
He would have been liberated only days later
500

What does Eliezer want to do that his father discourages him from doing?

Study Kabbalah

500
What 3 people try to warn Eliezer's family to try to escape?
Moshe the Beadle, Maria, the family's former maid and a member of the Hungarian police.
500
What did Elie say he lost forever that night, the first night in camp?
His faith in God
500
Why does Eliezer have to have an operation on his leg?
His foot swells from the cold and the sole is full of pus
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