Neff "Night" Questions Review 2011
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ParklandHS on April 26, 2010
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 the Jewish mystical tradition, based on interpreting revelations of the scriptures | Cabbala |
| (Judaism) the place of worship for a Jewish congregation | Synagogue |
| the most important text of cabbala; part of the Oral Torah, the secrets of Jewish Mysticism | Zohar |
| a collection of Jewish oral law and commentary; a guide for conduct in particular circumstances | Talmud |
| A prayer recited in the daily synagogue services and by mourners after the death of a close relative | Kaddish |
| Knowledge of his religion | What was Moshe rich in ? |
| He was taken in cattle cars to the forest where he had to help dig mass graves. The Gestapo shot all the Jews. Moshe was wounded and escaped. | What happened to Moshe when he was deported ? |
| If they believed Moshe, that would change their perspective, ruin their self denial about the war affecting them. | Why don't the Jews listen to Moshe and leave when they have a chance ? |
| The endless waiting in the hot sun without water. | What was the worst part of leaving Sighet ? |
| Crowded, tightly packed with no fresh air or water. | What are the conditions like in the train cars ? |
| The furnaces at Auschwitz | Madame Schachter's night terrors were a foreshadowing of what ? |
| putting a man in charge who would be shot if anyone escaped. | What technique did the Nazis use to keep people from attempting escape ? |
| All of their luggage and cherished objects | What did they leave behind on the train ? |
| Seeing the babies being fed to the flames | What caused Elie to become an insomniac ? |
| Work is Liberty ! , the Jews were worked to death and would never be released | What was over the doorway to Auschwitz and how is it ironic ? |
| Their cousin Stein. The hope that he will see his family again keeps him alive | Who did they meet at Auschwitz and how does he survive ? |
| He sees all of the people burned in the furnaces and he becomes angry that God is letting it happen | How and why does Elie loose his faith ? |
| They are loaded off of the trains and go through selection, They have to strip and are shaved, made to wait in the barracks before showering and being given new clothes | What happens on their first night in camp ? |
| They would molest them | Why are some of the German officers so kind to the children ? |
| A warehouse electrical unit where he sorts bolts, electrical fittings and bulbs | What kind of work unit is Elie assigned to and what does he do there ? |
| She comforted him when he was hurt and then they met years later in Paris | What happened between Elie and the French labor girl ? |
| He sees Idek the Kapo in bed with a German girl | Why is Elie whipped ? |
| They were not afraid and enjoyed seeing the Germans being bombed | How do the prisoners feel about the bombings ? |
| He was glad to be alive after the first hanging and he was shaken by the death of such a young, innocent boy in the second hanging | Why does Elie's soup taste "excellent" after one hanging and "like corpses" after the other ? |
| He is angry at what seems to be God's abandonment of his people | Why does Elie refuse to participate in Rosh Hashanah ? |
| He is the accuser, God is the accused and he feels stronger than God | What does Elie feel about the relationship between himself and God ? |
| He sees himself and all of his acts as rebellion against God | Why does Elie begin to feel a void at Yom Kippur ? |
| The prisoners have to run a course naked while the doctors watched to judge their health. Those who were selected were later killed | What happens at "selection"? |
| It is a knife and spoon, he holds onto them until he gets back to camp from work and then gives them back to his father | What was Elie's "inheritance" from his father and what does he do with it ? |
| His foot becomes infected and he goes to the infirmary | What happens to Elie in Mid-January ? |
| "An injection of Morphine" - Release from their pain | Rumors of liberation were like what to the prisoners ? |
| He wonders how much longer their lives will consist of these horrible feelings of fear connected with their last night in a place. | What thoughts were going through Elie's head about the late night in Buna ? |
| The presence of his father next to him and the example of what happened to those who stopped and died | What are 2 reasons that keep Elie from falling in the run ? |
| They blank their minds and forget everything else but keep the mechanical rhythm of running | How do the prisoners find the energy to keep on running ? |
| The temptation to sleep and freeze in the snow and they took turns keeping each other awake | What is the danger after the run stops and how do Elie and his father overcome it ? |
| He was a very kind and respected man, His son saw his father falling behind and moved ahead of his father, abandoning him | What kind of man is Rabbi Eliahou and what happened between Rabbi Eliahou and his son ? |
| There are so many of them that people are laying on top of each other and are crushing each other | When the Jews are put in barracks at Gleiwitz what happens ? |
| He was playing Beethoven's Concerto which was forbidden for Jews to play and it was his farewell song to the world | What is important about the song Juliek plays ? |
| They can throw the dead out and will have more room. | Why are the prisoners happy when the train stops in the deserted field ? |
| The prisoners start to fight each other to the death over it. The Germans think that it is an amusing show and a disply to watch | What happens when bread is thrown into the train cars and why do people throw the bread in ? |
| An old man got a piece of it but then his son killed him for the bread. The son was then killed for it in the end | In Elie's wagon, who got the bread and who died over the bread ? |
| He is a friend of Elie's father who was stronger and in charge of their car. He saves Elie from being strangled | Who is Meir Katz, what is his position and what does he do ? |
| They walk around in circles in the train car | How do they keep from freezing ? |
| They feel they are about to die and cry out in protest | Why do they all start crying out ? |
| Because his father was giving up and Elie felt it wasn't fair to him after they had endured so much together | Why is Elie angry at his father when they reach Buchenwald ? |
| Death | Who is Elie really arguing with instead of his father ? |
| He feels it is his duty, but he also feels like it is a burden | What is Elie's attitude towards keeping his father alive ? |
| He gets Dysentary which is an intestinal disease that drains the body of liquids and nutrients | What disease does Elie get and what is so bad about this disease ? |
| He is told to abandon his father and let him die so Elie can have a better chance of survival | What kind of advise is Elie given about his father ? |
| He doesn't have to worry about him or try to take care of him | Why does Elie Feel freed after his father dies ? |
| He thinks of his only desire, which is to eat. He seeks to fulfill it. | After his father dies, how does Elie stay alive ? |
| That they will all be massacred | What do the Jews fear will happen when they are called to assemble ? |
| Some prisoners who had collected weapons rose up in resistance and fought the SS | What happens when the SS try to evacuate Elie's block ? |
| They eat all the food they can find nd they get stomach cramps and intestinal problems due to too much food after prolonged starvation | What is the first thing the freed prisoners do and what are the consequences ? |
| They just want to focus on living again, regaining their humanity and they had no energy left for revenge | Why don't the Jews think of revenge right away ? |
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