Characters
Father of narrator, respected by the people of Sighet
Chlomo Wiesel
Place where Eli has Idek as his Kapo
Buna
Was an instrument played by Juliek at Buchenwald as people were asleep
Violin
How was Zalman killed on the trip to Buchenwald?
Trampled to death
What happened to any of the prisoners if they tried to run or escape from a camp?
They were killed.
Decides who will die at the selections at Auschwitz
Dr. Mengele
Place that was home to the Wiesel family
Sighet
Was a special piece of metal in Eli's mouth that was wanted by the SS for money
Gold crown
Bread, coffee, or soup
What was the resistance?
Troops, soldiers, countries that were fighting to free the Jewish people
Kapo who beats Eli and his father
Idek
Place where Eli's mother and sister die
Auschwitz
Was a "simple" gift to Eli by his father before his death
Spoon and knife
What was the objective of the medical examinations that the prisoners would have done to them?
To see if they were healthy or not.
What was the one chance that Eli, if he had taken it, would have been freed much earlier?
While he was being treated in the hospital for his infected foot.
Loses her mind as she envisions the fires while on the train
Madame Schacter
Place where Eli's father dies
Buchenwald
Idek uses this as a means of threatening and beating prisoners that stepped out of line
Whip
What was the name of the prayer that Jewish people asked to have said for them when they died?
The Kaddish
Who was the first person to warn the Jewish people about the horrors they could face?
Moshe the Beadle
Loses his faith in God and chooses selection
Akiba Drumer
Place of anti-Semitic activity
Budapest
Dr. Mengele wore this to help with his vision
Monocle
What were the 2 "symbols" that Jewish people were forced to wear during the Holocaust?
Yellow star and number tattoo
What was the one feeling that Eli and the prisoners did not have towards the SS?
Revenge