Characters
NAME this character: "...cultured man, rather unsentimental. He rarely displayed his feelings, (...) was more involved in the welfare of others than with that of his own kin. The Jewish community (...) held him in the highest esteem."
Shlomo Wiesel (p.4)
Where was the first ghetto?
In Sighet
During the Jewish holiday Yom Kippur, Eliezer decides to fast to show his strong faith in God.
False. Elie doesn't fast.
What does 'selection' symbolize?
Who was the only person trying to protect Mrs. Schachter in the cattle train?
Her son.
Name the Kapo who abused his power and abused Elizer?
Idek
How many camps have the Wiesels been in from chapters 1 to 5?
3 (Birkeneau-Auschwitz II, Auschwitz, Buna)
Shlomo lost his gold tooth.
False. Elie lost his gold tooth.
When was the last time Elizer ever saw his mother and youngest sister?
Selection in Birkeneau when disembarquing the cattle cars.
Why would the Germans hang the prisoners for everyone to see?
Whose death was the most significant up until now?
The young pipel's.
The first concentration camp, Eliezer and his family arrive after the cattle train journey.
Auschwitz II-Birkenau Concentration Camp
Elizer was slashed 10 times with a whip.
25 times (p. 57-58)
When was the first time Elizer noticed he was losing himself (loss of identity)? Explain the situation.
Shlomo gets struck by an officer and Elie doesn't react.
Eliezer and his father are later transferred to Buna Werke for forced labour.
True
"Reizel's husband. Your wife was Reizel's aunt... She often wrote to us... and such letters!"
Stein from Antwerp (p. 43)
After Auschwitz, Eliezer and his father are sent to a nearby camp where they work in a warehouse.
Buna
How does Elizer's mindset shift to the loss of identity when his father gets struck the second time?
He blames his father instead of the Germans. (Survival mode kicks in.)
How many times could Elie have saved himself from the camps?
3 (Moshe, a housekeeper, hospital)
Name everyone in the Wiesel family in chronological order of their age
(* immediate family, you can disregard the mother's name as it is not mentioned in the story).
Shlomo, Hilda, Beatrice, Elizer, Tzipora (p.4)
Where is Sighet located?
In Transilvania
Who is the young violinist symbolizing humanity and culture even in suffering?
Juliek
What was Elie's prisoner number?
A-7713 (p.57)