Section 1
He disapproved-- he thought Elie was too young.
What figurative language is being used in the following quote: "Standing in the middle of the car, in the faint light filtering through the windows, she looked like a withered tree in a field of wheat."
Simile
Who are Yossi and Tibi?
Two boys that Elie becomes friends with
On the eve of Rosh Hashana, while all of the other prisoners are praying, what does Elie do?
Questions God
Which word is defined as the following: extreme poverty; destitution
Resolve, Surreptitiously, Penury, or Compulsory
Penury
Who taught Elie Kabballah?
Moishe
What do Madame Schachter's screams foreshadow?
Future danger of fire
Who is Idek?
The Kapo that Elie was advised to stay away from
Why didn't Elie fast for Yom Kippur?
to rebel against God, and because his dad wanted him to eat
Which word is defined as the following: in a way that attempts to avoid notice or suspicion; secretively
Hermetically, Withered, Compulsory, or Surreptitiously
Surreptitiously
Why was Moishe the Beadle so frustrated with the people of Sighet when he came back from being "deported"?
They ignored Moishe when he warned them about the Nazis and Germany
Why did the inmate tell Elie and his father to lie about their ages?
So that they would be sent to the camp to work, instead of to their deaths
What happens to Elie's gold crown?
Franek, the foreman ends up taking it
What was Elie's inheritance from his father?
knife and spoon
Which word is defined as the following: dry and shriveled
Penury, Withered, Rouse, or Hermetically
Withered
Describe Elie's father before they leave their home
Explain what the following quote meant to Elie: "Never shall I forget those flames that consumed my faith forever."
Flames -- the crematorium
Consumed -- ate up, animalistic
My faith -- Elie's religious beliefs
Overall -- witnessing the camps started to destroy Elie's faith in God
What can we infer is in the cauldrons of soup that makes the prisoner scream?
Dead bodies
Identify the 2 uses of figurative language: "From the first hours, a glacial wind lashed us like a whip."
"glacial wind lashed" = personification
"like a whip" = simile
Which word is defined as the following: of or relating to a person that is recovering in health after an illness
Compulsory, Convalescent, Hermetically, or Surreptitiously
Convalescent
List 3 ways in which Jewish people lost their rights
forced inside for 3 days
all valuables taken
forced to wear yellow star
forced into ghettos
Why did Elie lie to Stein about his family being alive, and what happened when Stein learned the truth?
He lied because believing they were alive motivated him. When Stein learned the truth, he committed suicide.
What does the hanging of the Pipel (the little boy) symbolize?
The prisoners' loss of faith
The Blockalteste wanted the prisoners to clean up before the liberating army arrived to "Let them know that here lived men and not pigs." (Wiesel 84).
Why was that statement so ironic?
They were never treated like men.
Which word is defined as the following: as to be sealed airtight
Hermetically, Compulsory, Surreptitiously, or Convalescent
Hermetically