Characters
The narrator of the story...
Eliezer
What war is happening during Elie's story?
World War II
Elie's hometown
Sighet
What unit are Elie and his father assigned to?
The electrical unit.
What point of view is the story written in?
First person point of view.
Elie's teacher of the Jewish Religion...
Moshe the Beadle
What is the term for ill-treatment and hatred toward the Jewish population?
Anti-semitism
Elie and his family relocate here BEFORE being transported. Hint--this is not a true town or city.
The ghetto
What two personal items are the Jews allowed to keep?
Belts and shoes
How do people treat Moshe once he returns?
They do not believe his stories and they refuse to listen to him.
A relative from Antwerp who Elie lies to?
Stein
What was the name of the American forces and their "teammates" during the war?
The Allies
Elie is assigned his number, A7713 here
Auschwitz
What can you infer about Elie's mother and sister Tzipora's fate?
They died in the concentration caps.
What job does Elie tell the SS he does for a living?
Farmer
A Jewish prisoner whose son abandons him...
Rabbi Eliahou
How many Jewish people died in the Holocaust?
6 million (approximately)
The Jewish prisoners run many, many miles to this place.
Gleiwitz
What would have happened to Elie and his father if they had stayed in the hospital after his foot surgery?
They would have been liberated 2 days later.
What does Madame Schachter scream during the transport? What literary device is this an example of?
Fire
Elie's little sister...
Tzipora
What does Kristallnacht mean and what happened on Kristallnacht?
Night of Broken Glass; Jewish homes, churches, and businesses were destroyed. Jewish people began being taken to concentration camps.
Elie is freed from this camp.
Buchenwald
What was Elie's father's last words to him?
"Elie"
What was the first thing Elie did when he was liberated?
Eat the rations