Pgs. 58-65
After Eliezer was whipped by IDEK 25 times, they went back to their camp and alarms were going off. Why were the alarms going off?
The area around the camp was being bombed.
During the Jewish New Year, did the inmates fast?
No, because they no longer accepted God's silence and they could not afford to not eat because of how malnourished they were.
During one of the selections, what happens to Eliezer's father?
He gets selected to stay back because of his health, but he passes the second selection.
They were so weak, and a lot of the prisoners died because they could not march anymore.
Once they were boarded on trains, they would stop frequently and do what?
Throw the dead bodies out of the trains
True or False, the electrical warehouse they worked at was partially bombed.
True
Towards the end Eliezer's time at Buna Concentration Camp, they started to do roll calls.
What were roll calls?
What happened to Eliezer during the winter?
He gets frostbite
During the march, how did prisoners try to escape?
By hiding out in abandoned buildings.
During the train ride, what happens to Eliezer's father?
He falls asleep and the gravediggers thought he was dad and once they were about to throw him out of the train car, he opens his eyes.
During the bombings, what happened to the prisoner who attempted to eat from the cauldron?
He got shot by an SS soldier.
Kapos were ordered to do what per day?
Ordered to kill a certain number of prisoners.
How long was Eliezer in the hospital for his frost bite?
2 weeks
True or false, the SS soldiers lost control of the prisoners because they were so tired.
True
While riding through German towns, what were the people of the towns doing?
They would form lines next to the train tracks and throw bread into the train cars.
Were the inmates scared of the bombs going off around them?
No, each bomb that hit felt like joy.
During the first selection, how did Eliezer not get picked for the selection.
He runs as quickley as he can.
While in the hospital, what happens?
The inmates are told to march because of the enemy troops are close.
Where were they marching to?
Gleiwitz
What happened to Eliezer's father?
His father becomes very sick and ultimately ends up being sent to away to be put to death.
Who was bombing the area around Buna Concentration Camp.
The US
Eliezer chooses to go with his father for the march, what happened to the inmates in the hospital?
They were rescued by enemy soldiers a couple days later.
How long were they in Gleiwitz?
3 days
How did Eliezer feel when he looked in the mirror in the hospital after being saved by the US army?
He said "Look in his eyes as he gazed at me has never let me?"