People
This person struggles to keep his father moving and alive during the march.
Elie
What is the first stopping place for the prisoners?
An abandoned village with a brick factory
What is the weather like during the march?
Cold and snowing
Which two people in some ways switched roles in this chapter?
Elie and his father
This person searches for his son during the march after becoming separated from him.
Rabbi Eliahu
The prisoners finally arrive at this camp after the exhausting run
Gleiwitz
Why is the march especially difficult for Elie?
His foot has recently had surgery
What do Elie and his father do for each other during the first stop in the march?
Watch to mame sure neither of them falls asleep and freeses to death
Elie makes this silent promise regarding his own father.
that he will never abandon him
Why were the prisoners ordered to leave Buna?
The Red Army is closing in on the Nazis from the East
During Chapter 6, prisoners are forced to leave the Buna camp in the middle of a blizzard and go on a ___ march towards Germany.
Death
Eliezer worries that if he stops running during the march, this will likely happen to him.
Be shot or trampled
A violinist named Juliek plays this famous German composer’s music before he dies.
Beethoven
Where will the prisoners be marched to after Gleiwitz?
The center of Germany
During the march, prisoners keep repeating this simple action to survive the freezing conditions.
Run without stopping
Eliezer later realizes this heartbreaking truth about Rabbi Eliahu’s son.
that the son intentionally ran ahead and abandoned his father
"I shall always remember that ____. What world did it come from?"
smile
What nearly happens to Elie when they reach te barracks at their destination?
He almost suffocates under other prisoners
"On the third day, at dawn, we were driven out of the barrack. We threw blankets over our shoulders, like ____ ____ ."
prayer shawls
Chapter 6 highlights this central theme as prisoners struggle to stay alive during the march.
survival in extreme conditions