| A B | In Birkenau, who beats Elie’ father? a gypsy Kapo | At Suschwitz, who recognizes Eliezer and his father? Stein, from Antwerp | At Buna , with who is Elie placed in a block? musicians | What is Idek? Kapo in the electrical equipment warehouse |
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How did the new camp look to Elie?
How did the new camp appear to Elie? It appeared
deserted and dead
. As part of their medical examinations, prisoners were examined by a dentist.
What sort of identification was used on the prisoners explain?
| A B | What sort of identification was used on the prisoners? Tattoo number | Why was the prisoner in charge of Elie’s block removed from this position? He was too nice | What were the prisoner’s rations at each meal? Soup, stale bread, black coffee |
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Why do you think Elie lies to Stein about knowing about the welfare of his family?
Stein, Eliezer’s cousin by marriage, wants nothing more than news of his family. Eliezer lies to Stein, telling him that his wife (Reizel) and children are fine. Eliezer’s lie
allows Stein to find the will to live
; Stein has no desire to survive unless his family is well.
What changes in Elie are evident in Chapter 3?
He has become callous, and does not react when his own father is hurt
. He is starting to lose confidence in his God and his faith seeing all the horrible things that have happened and are being done to everyone just in the last couple of weeks. Elie loses his faith in God and his ability to love others.
Why did Stein stop seeing Elie?
Why does Stein stop coming to see Elie? – Steins stops coming to see Elie because he realized the real news, and that Elie lied to them, so he was in despair and lost hope, so he doesn’t go to see Elie and his father anymore.
Why did Elie lie to Stein of Antwerp about hearing good news about his wife and children?
What is the best explanation for why Elie lied to Stein of Antwerp about hearing good news about his wife and children?
To give the man some happiness
. What was the name of the camp that Elie and his father arrived at during the beginning of chapter 4? Where are they first taken to work?
What advice does Stein from Antwerp give to Elie and his father *?
What advice does Stein from Antwerp give to Elie and his father?
Avoid the selection
.
Why is everyone staring at the chimney?
Why is everyone staring at the chimney?
It has flames rising in the black shy
… just as Mrs. Schachter had said.
What assignment did Eliezer and his father get?
Eliezer and his dad are assigned to work in
a warehouse for electrical equipment
. Idek is their “Kapo” (work leader).
How did the French girl hide her identity?
How did the French girl hide her identity?
Her parents forged papers saying she was an Aryan
. From page 52.
What does Elie see that makes him state humanity would never tolerate such an atrocity *?
Eliezer
cannot believe his eyes
, and tells his father that what they see is impossible, that “humanity would never tolerate” such an atrocity. His father, breaking down into tears, replies that humanity is nonexistent in the world of the crematoria.
What did Eliezer find important at the beginning of the story?
Eliezer finds his
education and spiritual learning
very important in the beginning of the story. Towards the end of the chapters the only thing that is important to him is his family. This change occurred because of the beginning of Jewish oppression.
Did Elie lie about his age?
In the third chapter of Night ,
Elie lied about his age and occupation when he was asked by the officer because those who were over the age of
… See full answer below.
What is the most important goal for Elie as he enters into the camp?
What is the most important goal for Elie as he enters the camp? His main goal is to
stay with his father
.
Does Elie believe in God at the end of the book?
When he fears that he might abandon his father, he prays to God, and, after his father’s death, he expresses regret that there was no religious memorial. At the end of the book, even though he has been forever changed by his Holocaust experience,
Eliezer emerges with his faith intact.
How does Elie’s identity change in night?
He completely loses his identity
. In the beginning, Elie is completely happy, and life is normal. He thinks he understands who he is, what he wants, and how he should act. However, after his traumatic experiences, he begins to lose sight of his identity; he becomes apathetic and cold.
What did Bela Katz have to do?
Bela Katz The son of a Sighet tradesman, Bela is selected to
load the crematory and ordered to put his father’s corpse into a crematory oven
. Yechiel The brother of Sighet’s rabbi who, on the night that Elie arrives at Birkenau, weeps for their doom.
What is the Kaddish and why doesn’t Elie join his father in reciting it?
The Kaddish is
a prayer to respect the dead
, and Elie doesn’t join his father in reciting it because he doesn’t want to believe that they are going to die, so he decides not to say it because he still has the hope that he will survive.
Why does Elie realize that his father wishes that he had gone with his mother instead?
Why did his father wish Elie has gone with his mother? Why is this ironic?
So he would not be burned alive
. Ironic because his mother and Tziporia went to the crematories.
Why does Elie lie to Stein *?
Why does Eliezer lie to Stein about his family? Eliezer lies to Stein, telling him that his wife, Reizel, and children are fine. Eliezer’s lie
allows Stein to find the will to live because Stein has no desire to survive unless his family is well
.
How does Elie respond when the gypsy struck his father why do you think Elie reacted this way?
Why? What was his father’s response?
Elie did nothing
, because as the gypsy struck his father Elie was in shock of what just happened. His father came back in line and guessed Elie’s feelings quietly saying “it doesn’t hurt.”
