A man of all work at a Hasidic Synagogue, and Elie's spiritual guide.
100
Elie and his father lied about their age.
True, they told the guard that they were 18 and 40.
100
What does Wallowing mean?
To roll about or lie relaxed in mud or water, especially to keep cool.
100
What is a Metaphor? Give an example.
A comparison between two different things that have something important in common. EX. "Freddie is a pig when he eats."
100
Why was Moshe the Beadle deported?
He was a foreigner Jew.
200
Who was Dr. Josef Mengele?
An SS Officer/Doctor who made selections, and performed brutal experiences on prisoners.
200
Elies view of religion doesn't change throughout the book. Give an example.
False. He begins to question God.
200
What does Anecdotes mean?
A short and amusing, or interesting story about a real event, or person.
200
What is Alliteration? Give an example.
The occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words. EX. “Peter Piper Picked a Peck of Pickled Peppers.”
200
What happened to Elie after he was liberated from the camp?
He got food poising and was on his death bed, but survived.
300
Who tried to warn the Wiesels to leave in the Ghetto?
A friend of Elie's father, who was a Hungarian Police. He said if anything bad would happen he would come and warn them.
300
The dentist wanted Elies silver crown.
False. He wanted Elies gold crown.
300
What does Oppressive mean?
Distressing or grievous; Uncomfortable.
300
What is an Assonance? Give an example.
The repetition of the sound of a vowel. EX. "6th grade, 7th grade, 8th grade, 9th grade, 10th grade, 11th grade, 12th grade."
300
What did Rabbi Eliahou's son do to him on the death march?
He noticed his father slowing down, and ran faster hoping he would lose his him.
400
What did the French girl do at the camp?
She spoke perfect German to Elie, when he got beaten.
400
Elie if from Sighet, Transylvania.
True.
400
What does Oblivion mean?
The state or being forgotten or unknown.
400
What is an Allusion? Give an example.
An indirect or passing reference. EX. "The news hit me like a truck."
400
What did Elies father give him when he thinks he's going to die?
He tells him that he buried the saving in the cellar.
500
Name the members of Elies family, that we know of.
There were six people in Elie's family; his mother and father, and his sisters Hilda, Bea, and Tzipora, and then Elie himself.
500
Elies friend plays Juliek plays his violin before he dies.
True.
500
What does Compulsory mean?
Required by law or a rule; Obligatory.
500
What is a Couplet? Give an example.
Two lines of verse, usually in the same meter and joined by rhyme, that form a unit.
EX. "Lightening, thunder, all around
Soon the rain falls on the ground."