Vocabulary
Define Gestapo.
German Secret Police
What does Elie want to study?
Cabbala
How many people were in each train car?
80
Why does the dentist wish to see Elie?
To extract his gold crown.
What unit is Elie being transferred to?
Building Unit
Define Indifferent.
Lack of interest
Why is Moshe the Beadle able to escape?
He is wounded in the leg and left for dead
When they arrive at their final destination, what do the people smell?
Burnt Flesh
What unit are Elie and his father assigned to?
Electrical Unit
Why does Elie's father give him an inheritance?
He is selected for a second selection.
Define Queue.
A line
How do people treat Moshe once he returns?
Badly, they don't believe his stories
What advice does Stein from Antwerp give to Elie and his father? (2 thoughts)
Avoid the selection and eat all you can!
What is Elie's punishment for meddling in other people's afairs?
25 lashes
Who does not escape the selection?
Akiba Drummer
Define Fortnight.
About two weeks, 14 days
True or False.
The people of Sighet do no seem to enjoy to Passover.
True.
How old are Elie and his father advised to be?
18 and 40
What are the prisoners instructed to do when the air raids happen?
Hide in the Barracks
True or False.
Elie did not fast on Yom Kippur.
True.
Define liberation.
The act of being freed.
True or False.
At the end of the chapter, Elie and his father get to stay in the ghetto.
False.
True or False. The prisoners are allowed to keep their original clothes.
False
At the end of the chapter, what does the soup taste like?
Corpses.
What would have happened if Elie and his father stayed in the hospital?
They would have been liberated two days later.