Chapter 4
Why did the dentist want to see Elie?
To extract his gold crown
What work detail is Elie moved to?
The building unit
What happened to Zalmon during the march?
Trampled to death, Dysentery
Define Epidemic.
Widespread occurrence of infection
Who is narrating this story?
Elie
Where do Elie and his father work while at Buna?
Electrical Parts Warehouse
Why does Elie's father give him an inheritance?
He is going to the second selection.
What helps Elie get through the march?
Thinking of his father
Define fortnight.
2 weeks
Who enters the second selection and passes the test?
Elie's Father
What is Elie's punishment for seeing Idek with the Polish girl?
He is whipped; 25 lashes
Who does not make it through the second selection?
Akiba Drummer
How many days were the prisoners without food or water?
3 days
Define gallows.
Structure that hangs people.
Who is Elie's distant family from Antwerp?
Stein
What did the soup taste like at the end of this chapter?
Corpses
T/F Elie does not fast on Yom Kippur.
True
DAILY DOUBLE
What do the prisoners eat off of each others' back?
Define Trod.
walking
DAILY DOUBLE
Who screams fire while on the trains?
DAILY DOUBLE
What are the prisoners instructed to when the air raids occur?
T/F Elie injured his leg while in the building unit.
False; his foot.
What did Juilek bring with him on the march?
His violin
Define Lamentation.
sorrow
Who does not make it through the second selection?
Akiba Drummer