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"I'm afraid...I'm afraid...that they'll break my violin...I've brought it with me."
Juliek
100
Who is the main character in the novel?
Elie Wiesel
100
Where is Elie from?
Sighet, Romania
100

What did Franek beat Elie's father for?

Elie's gold crown

100

What war was occurring throughout this novel?

WWII

200
"Jews listen to me! I can see a fire! There are huge flames! It is a furnace!"
Madam Schachter
200

Who was sent away for being a foreign jew and came back to warn everyone only to be ignored?

Moché the Beadle

200
Where did the Jews get forced to live before they were loaded onto a train?
ghettos
200

What were the Jews transported in?

cattle cars

200

What was one of the major themes from this novel?

Cruelty breeds cruelty, humanity/dehumanization, importance and testing of father/son bonds, hope and faith, silence

300
"All right, son. When you feel better, come back and see me. But don't wait till I send for you!"
Dr. Mengele
300
Who was the Angel of Death?
Dr. Mengele
300
Where did the train take the Jews?
concentration camps
300
What did Elie want to study?
The Kabbalah
300

Why is it so important to study the brutality of history?

To make sure it is not repeated

400
Eliezer... I must tell you where to find the gold and the money I buried... in the cellar... You know..."
Elie's father
400

Who was the Kapo that tended to have fits of madness?

Idek

400
What concentration camp did Elie's family get dropped off at?
Auschwitz
400

What was Elie's inheritance from his father?

a knife and spoon

400

How was music used to both help and hinder the prisoners?

The Jews would often sing to raise their hopes and spirits, but the Nazis would often use music to strike fear and suffering into their hearts by using it to accompany marches and public executions

500
"From the depths of the mirror, a corpse gazed back at me. The look in his eyes, as they stared into mine, has never left me."
Elie
500

Who was Elie's relative that came to ask him what had happened to his wife and children?

Stein

500
What camp was Elie at when he was finally released from the Nazis?
Buchenwald
500

What did Elie lose at the very end of the book?

The way he used to view himself/ his identity

500

During selection, which side were the weak sent to and which side were the strong sent to?

The weak were sent to the left for the crematorium and the strong to the right for work