Night Section 3 Vocab Part 1
Night Section 3 Vocab Part 2
Night Section 3 Vocab Part 3
Night Section 3 Comprehension
Night Section 4 Comprehension
100
a furnace for cremating human bodies
What is a crematorium?
100
unjustly inflicting hardship and constraint
What is oppressive?
100
questioning
What is interrogating?
100
The first thing the German officers tell the Jews to do after unloading the prisoners from the train
Separated them: "Men to the left! Women to the right!"
100
What was the dentist looking for when examining the Jews' teeth and what did he do when he found what he was looking for?
He looked for those with gold teeth. When gold was found it was removed and stockpiled by the Nazis.
200
false ideas or beliefs
What is an illusion?
200
relating to the heat of hell
What is infernal?
200
agreed; approved
What is concurred?
200
The way Dr. Josef Mengele judged each prisoner’s health and ability to work. (Think about the questions asked and the purpose.)
He separated the men into two groups by assessing their physical condition and by asking such questions as age, occupation, and overall health; the purpose was to separate those who could work from those who could not.
200
Who was Idek? Why were they afraid of him?
Idek was a Kapo who was subject to madness. He acted irrationally and beat the prisoners.
300
devoutly religious
What is pious?
300
engraved; carved
What is graven?
300
wise persons; mentors
What is sages?
300
This person told Elie, his father, and those who arrived to the camp that they would be sent to the crematory and burned to death.
Another prisoner at the camp.
300
A French young girl helped nurse Elie when he was beat at the factory. He meets this nurse years after the liberation, what does he ask her and what was her response?
He asked if she was Jewish. She replied that she was, but that when she was a laborer in the factory, she had forged papers that said she was an Aryan. She had to maintain that identity to save her life.
400
spectacle for one eye
What is a monocle?
400
mandatory; required
What is compulsory?
400
showing no interest or concern
What is indifferent?
400
A couple of young men wanted to attack the guards, what did the elders (older people) tell them? (use the exact quote)
“We mustn’t give up hope, even now as the sword hangs over our heads. So taught our sages…” (p.31)
400
The air raid could have killed the prisoners, so why were they happy about it?
To the prisoners, it signaled the beginning of the end of the war. This was real evidence that the Germans were being defeated by the Allied forces.
500
sudden violent outburst of pain in the abdomen or bowels
What is colic?
500
awareness; clearness of thought
What is lucidity?
500
harassed; bothered; criticized
What is harangued?
500
Describe the difference between how the religious Jews saw God and their troubles as opposed to how Elie saw God and their troubles.
They said God was testing them. Elie says that he does not deny God’s existence, but does doubt his justice.
500
Elie writes about a young boy who “had the face of a sad angel” that was executed. Why was this execution particularly cruel?
The boy, who did not weigh very much, did not die right away and suffered for more than half an hour.
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