| Term | Definition |
|---|
| What year did the story start? | 1941 |
| How old was Elie in 1941? | 12 |
| How did Moche the Beadle escape the Nazis | he was shot in the leg and taken for dead |
| What did Chlomo say would not kill the Jews? | the star of david |
| Who's husband and two sons were deported by mistake? | Madame Schachter |
| What did Madame Schachter claim she saw? | fire |
| What did the other passengers finally do to stop her? | smacked and gagged her |
| What did Elie claim he was when asked at Auschwitz? | farmer |
| What did Elie thank god for when reference to his shoes? | mud |
| What did the sign say at the entrance of Auschwitz? | work is liberty? |
| What was a commonality at the entrance of the camps? | disinfection and a shower |
| What was the name of the relative who Elie met in Auschwitz? | Stein |
| What was the holiday that the Jews debated whether to fast or not? | Yom Kippur |
| What was Elie's first job at Buna? | count bulbs |
| What was Elie's second job at Buna? | haul stones |
| Where does the story begin? | Sighet, Hungary |
| When was the story published? | ten years after |
| What three camps did Elie go to? | Birkenau, Buna, Buchenwald |
| Who is the Polish boy who plays the violin? | Juliek |
| Who searches for his son before they arrive to Buchenwald? | Rabbi Eliahou |
| Who loses his faith and is selected for the crematory and candles were supposed to be set for him? | Akibe Drumer |
| Who was hanged the night that the soup tasted of corpses? | A child |
| Who was killed when the soup tasted excellent? | The man who stole |
| The story was originally written in what language? | french |
| Hungary is an example of what type of power? | Axis |
| USSR is an example of what? | Allies |
| When Elie found out that the sick people were rescued by the Red Army is an example of what? | tone without interpretation |
| When Elie was being beaten in front of the other prisoners and he was thinking of his father this is an example of what? | self preservation vs. family commitment |
| When Juliek played Beethoven even though they had forbade him this is an example of what theme? | dignity in the face of human cruelty |
| What was the date when Chlomo died? | January 29,1945 |
| How many days did it take to get to Buchenwald? | 10 |
| How many days did they go without eating in Gleiwitz? | 3 |
| Out of how many people survive on the train ride to Buchenwald? | 12 out of 100 |
| What was the date when the Americans freed the remaining Jews from Buchenwald? | April 11,1945 |
| How many weeks did they stay at Auschwitz where they just ate and slept? | 3 |
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