| Term | Definition |
|---|
| hard work or the crematorium | What are the two choices given to the Jewish prisoners? |
| a head prisoner in charge of the other inmates | What is a Kapo? |
| three weeks | How long do they stay at Auschwitz? |
| A-7713 | What is tattooed on Eliezer's arm? |
| a distant relative from Antwerp, named Stein | Who do Eliezer and his father meet in Auschwitz? |
| a four-hour walk | How long does it take them to get from Auschwitz to Buna? |
| Electrical warehouse | Where does Eliezer go to work? |
| the musician's block | Where are Eliezer and his father housed? |
| Juliek | Who is the Jewish violinist in their block? |
| Yosi and Tibi | Who are the 2 brothers from Czecholoslovakia? |
| he tells the dentist that he does not feel well | Why doesn't the dentist pull out Eliezer's gold crown? |
| for illegally trading in gold teeth | Why is the dentist hanged? |
| Idek | The Kapo in charge of the electrical warehouse |
| the french girl from the electrical factory | Years after the Holocaust, who does Eleizer run into on the Metro in Paris? |
| Franek, the prison foreman | Who eventually takes Eliezer's gold crown? |
| accidentally sees Idek having sex with a young Polish girl | Why is Eliezer beaten & whipped until he loses consciousness? |
| a man is shot trying to eat the soup | What happens during an Allied air raid on Buna when two pots of soup are left unattended? |
| a young boy who serves the Oberkapo | Who is the "pipel"? |
| for not telling where the Oberkapo got all the weapons | Why is the pipel hung? |
| Rosh Hashanah | What is the Jewish New Year called? |
| as a sign of rebellion against God | Why does Eliezer decide to eat on Yom Kippur instead of fasting? |
| does not believe that the Jews are the chosen people because God is allowing them to suffer so much | Why can't Eliezer find a reason to "bless" God? |
| the musicians | At Buna, with whom is Eliezer placed in a block with? |
| hang a young child | What do the Gestapo do after an instance of sabotage at Buna |
| a frail inmate | "Muselman" is the term that means? |
| Kaddish | What is the name of the prayer for the dead? |
| an electrical warehouse | What kind of factory does Eliezer work in? |
| German music | What kind of music were the Jews not allowed to play? |
| an assembly point | The appelplatz is |
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