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Growing very weak, requires Elie's help with many tasks at each of the camps
Elie's father
Camp where "the selection" occurs; consists of crematoria and firey pits
Birkenau
Why does Elie lie about his age and profession during "the selection"?
He does not want to appear young or religious because he was warned that this would lead to his death.
What is a "gold crown" and why is it valuable?
It is a fixture put in place to fix teeth and it is valuable because it can be traded and/or sold.
Why do you think Elie uses fire as the hallucination for Mrs. Schäcter?
In order to foreshadow the horrors to come at Birkenau
Elie meets her later on in life at a café in France
French girl; forced laborer at Buna
Labor camp; sign says "work makes you free"
Auschwits
Why does Elie's father get harassed at the camp?
He does not know how to march in step.
What is "the selection"?
Inmates are separated into those who can work and those who will be killed based on age, health, and profession.
What can we infer happens to Stein and his family?
His family died and he gave up hope. He probably either committed suicide or allowed himself to be weak and was killed.
She hallucinates fire while on the train, which serves as foreshadowing for what is to come at Birkenau.
Mrs. Schäcter
contains 80 people; there is no room to sit down and prisoners are not allowed to leave
Cattle cars
Name 3 orders given to the inmates upon arriving at Birkenau.
1. Strip off clothes
2. Shower/Disinfection
3. Hold belts & shoes
4. Run!
5.Shave/ go to barber
What occurs during the "flash-foward" in section 4?
Elie meets the french girl that he met in Buna at a café in France.
What is the significance of the title of the book, Night?
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Threatens Elie's father in order to convince Elie to give him his gold crown
Franek
Buildings where inmates sleep, shower, shave, and acquire clothing
Barracks
Someone gives Elie and his peers advice upon arriving at Auschwitz. What does he say is the only way to survive?
Working together and helping each other!
Describe "the Alert" as it occurs in section 4.
The alarms go off to signify that American planes are flying overhead. The guards leave the watchtowers and the barbed wire fences are de-activated. The prisoners are to wait inside the barracks or else they will be shot on the spot. One man runs to the cauldrons of soup because they are left unattended and is shot immediately.
Why are the formation of "Kommandos" so problematic for the mental health of the inmates?
They create a power struggle amongst the inmates because certain prisoners have more power and control than others. Some even have the ability to kill others.
He consistently loses his temper. He also takes advantage of the inmates Sunday in order to copulate with a young girl.
Idek
Place where Elie and his father work; it is not destroyed in the bombings.
Depot
What did the young boy who was hanged do to deserve this punishment?
He was caught with stolen firearms.
What are "gallows" and what role do they play in section 4?
Gallows are a structure that people are hanged from and they serve as a fear tactic used by the SS soldiers to make an example of people who do not follow orders.
What is the purpose of "the Alert"?