Beartown
Characters
Characters
This general manager of the hockey club becomes increasingly desperate to bring success to Beartown.
Peter Andersson
A man leaves home and starts running. he takes three left turns. When he returns, he sees two men wearing masks. They have been expecting him.
Who are they
the catcher and the umpire... he's playing baseball
The town's identity and economy are almost entirely dependent on this institution.
Hockey
Canadians consume more than twice as much of this meal-in-a-box than Americans
Kraft Dinner
Wiesel describes arrival at Auschwitz with this haunting image: "Never shall I forget that night" and these rising against a black sky.
Kevin Erdahl's best friend, he struggles with loyalty and moral courage throughout the novel.
Benji Ovich
My life can be measured in hours,
I serve by being devoured.
Thin, I am quick.
Fat, I am slow.
Wind is my foe.
Candle
Despite the trauma that divides the town, a seemingly unlikely friendship develops between Maya and Ana, showing the power of...
Female solidarity/supportive friendship
What life saving medication was discovered by a man from the nearby town of Alliston
Insulin
Eliezer's father, Shlomo, works in this profession in the Jewish community of Sighet.
Community leader/shopkeeper ( he's a respected figure)
Kevin's mother, she represents the wealthy elite and protects her son at all costs.
Mira Erdahl
What loses a head in the morning, but gains a head at night?
a pillow
complete the phrase that Sune teaches his players : The puck doesn't just glide....
It bounces
This Canadian singer’s 1997 album Come on Over is the all-time bestselling record by a female artist.
Shania Twain
The world's inaction during the Holocaust represents this moral failing that Wiesel would spend his life combating.
Silence/indifference/complicity
The boys in the locker room use this type of language and "jokes" to bond, normalizing disrespect toward women.
Locker room talk/assult jokes/sexist humor
Keyboard
What sound have the neighbors grown accustomed to coming from the Erdahl family garden?
bang- bang-bang- bang (pucks)
The Kermode bear ( ghost bear)
The title symbolizes this descent that Eliezer experiences, both literally in the camps and spiritually in his soul.
Darkness/evil/loss of humanity/loss of faith/spiritual death
This is what many townspeople choose to do rather than take sides, creating a "silent majority" that enables injustice.
Remain silent/stay neutral
What does a person love more than life,
And fear more than death or mortal strife ?
Hint: What the poor have, the rich require, And what contented men desire.
Nothing
What did Ms. Stubbs tell us the author uses through the novel to show significance
Repetition
The sunniest city in Canada is?
Calgary, averages 333 days of sunshine per year!
After liberation, Eliezer remains silent for this length of time before finally writing Night, processing unspeakable trauma
Ten Years