ALPHA
BRAVO
CHARLIE
DELTA
ECHO
100

Where is Elie Wiesel from?

Sighet, Transylvania

100

Who is Moishe?

Elie's Kaballah master

100

Who is Tzipora?

Elie's youngest sister

100

Who was the novel written by?

Elie Wiesel

100

When did WWII end?

1945

200

What is a KAPO?

A prisoner with power

200

How does Elie try to help Stein?

He lies to him about Stein's family so Stein will not lose hope.

200

What lies do Elie and Father tell to Dr. Mengele and why?

Age and occupation. To increase their chances of being thought of as able workers.

200

On the first night in camp, when the kapo hits Father for asking to use the bathroom, what is Elie's reaction?

He does nothing, and is ashamed. He can't believe what he's already turning into.

200

What iis the Prayer for the Dead called?

Kaddish

300

Who did the author describe as having "the eyes of an angel in distress"?

The Pipel

300

What was the Holocaust?

The systematic annihilation of the Jews by the German government during WWII

300

What is anti-semitism?

Discrimination and prejudice against Jews

300

During the ten-day train ride to Buchenwald, German citizens gave the prisoners bread. Why wasn't this an act of charity?

They did it for fun. They thought it was entertaining to watch them kill each other over the food.

300

Which character foreshadowed the crematoriums?

Madam Schachter

400

The French girl is a person who was able to put the safety and welfare of others before her own. Explain what she did that proved this.

She RISKED her life in order to comfort him by speaking encouraging words to him after Idek's beating.

400

What is another name for The Night of the Broken Glass?

Krystalnacht

400

Who is Maria?

The former maid, who tries to get the family to leave Sighet and come to a safe place she has prepared for them.

400

What is Elie's prayer after his conversation with Rabbi Eliahou?

He prayed that he would never do what the rabbi's son had done.

400

How does Franek change in the course of chapter 4?

He goes from being pleasant and helpful to beating Father to get Elie's gold crown.

500

Besides the fear of being killed, why didn't the Jews tend to fight back?

Their faith told them they were being tested. To fight back would be to fail the test. They had to put their trust in God.

500

How does Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs help us to understand the way the Jews in the train treated Madam Schachter?

They suddenly found themselves on the green level and were terrified. They had to solve that problem before they had the emotional resources to deal with any issues on the yellow level.

500

Why did the soup taste "better than ever" the evening the young man from Warsaw was hanged?

Because he died like a man and it made them all feel strong.

500

Name one character whose death illustrates the theme that those who lost faith were most likely to die. Explain.

Meir Katz, Akiba Drummer, Stein

500

What is the symbolism behind this line at the end of the book: "From the depths of the mirror, a corpse gazed back at me.”

The author feels that he might as well be dead OR the author feels that because his innocence, humanity, and faith have been destroyed, he is as good as dead.