This character plays a beautiful song by Beethoven - before being killed with his own violin.
Who is Juliek?
100
This man is looking for his son in the snow during the march to Gliewicz. His son, however, has left him to die. Elie prays that he's never that cruel to his own father.
Who is Rabbi Eliahou?
100
Right after Rosh Hashanah, another _____________ occurs at Buna. Elie is safe, but his father, at first, is not so lucky.
What is selection?
100
Just prior to chapter 6, Buna is evacuated. What are Elie's two choices, as far as he sees them?
Stay and die or go with the Germans.
100
Elie begins to feel guilt and shame at his new feelings toward his father - why?
He wishes he could be free of him - his father is a burden.
200
After the dentist fails to extract Elie's gold crown, this man wishes to claim it for himself - and succeeds.
Who is Franek?
200
A distant relative of Elie, this man asks Elie about his family. Elie lies to him and tells him they're fine.
Who is Stein of Antwerp?
200
Schlomo gives Elie a ____________ and a ___________ - "my only inheritance."
What is a knife and spoon?
200
In chapter 6, Elie prays that he will never be as cruel as Rabbi Eliahou's son. What did his son do?
Left his father to die.
200
Elie's father is dying as a result of this disease.
What is dysentary?
300
This hothead gives Elie 25 lashes when Elie catches him "in the act" with a Polish prisoner.
Who is Idek?
300
This character is never mentioned by her real name, but she does console Elie after he's beaten by Idek. They later meet on the Paris metro.
Who is "The French Girl"?
300
Although Elie's father is spared during the selection, ____________ ______________ is chosen to die. Probably because he lost his faith, Elie points out.
Who is Akiba Drumer?
300
For their own amusement, what sick game do the German officers play with the Jews while they are herded onto the trains?
Throw bread at them to watch them fight for it.
300
The prisoners next to Schlomo beat him because_________________________.
He is too weak to leave his bed to relieve himself.
400
These are the two Zionist brothers that Elie befriends while working in the electrical warehouse.
Who are Yossi and Tibi?
400
This man dies "because he lost his faith," Elie ironically comments.
Who is Akiba Drumer?
400
Why does Elie have to go to the hospital in Chapter 5?
He needs to have his foot drained.
400
In Chapter 6, for what reason is Juliek killed? What's the significance of that crime?
He plays Beethoven on violin - Jews are forbidden to play German music.
400
Elie, feeling relief at his father's death, shouts these three unexpected words: ______ __ ______!
Free at last!
500
This character is responsible for rescuing Elie when he is being choked on the train.
Who is Meir Katz?
500
This character pulls his pants down in the snow after proclaiming that he feels his stomach is about to burst. He gets trampled by the other prisoners, and presumably killed.
Who is Zalman?
500
What hint do we get in chapter 5 that suggests that neither Elie nor Akiba Drumer have REALLY lost their faith entirely?
Elie suggests that Akiba Drumer should not have lost his faith, while Akiba asks the other Jews to say Kaddish for him.
500
Which camp do only 12 out of the hundred or so inmates finally reach in Chapter 7?
Buchenwald.
500
What is the significance of the date: April 11th, 1945?