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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Moche' the Beadle was deported from Sighet because he was .. | A foreigner |
| What was the most important thing that Moche' taught Eliezer ? | To Pray to ask God the right questions |
| What emotion best describes the attitude of the Jewish Community in Sighet towards the Germans during the first five years of World War II ? | Disbelief and denial |
| During which Jewish holiday did the German persecution of the Jews in Sighet begin ? | Passover |
| How did Elizer learn that the Jews were to be deported ? | By the head of the Jewish council |
| What event initially caused Madame Schachter to lose her mind ? | Seeing real flames |
| Which concentration camp does Eliezer arrive at first ? | Birkenau |
| How old does Eliezer tell Dr. Mengele he is when he arrives at Birkenau ? | 18 |
| What happens to the prisoners every time they enter a new camp ? | They run and are put in forms of 5 |
| What is the identification number tattooed on Eliezer ? | A-7713 |
| What does Eliezer's meals mostly consist of ? | Soup and bread |
| What is the name of Eliezer's younger sister ? | Tzipora |
| What is Eliezer's most valuable possession that he tries to hold onto for as long as possible ? | His gold crown |
| What unit is Eliezer put into when her first arrives at Buna ? | Block 53 |
| What does Eliezer later find out about the French girl in Buna ? | She is Jewish |
| Who forces Eliezer to give up his gold crown ? | Idek |
| Why does Idek have Eliezer whipped ? | Eliezer saw him with a girl |
| How do the prisoners react when an air raid occurs at Buna ? | Frightened |
| During the air raid, only one prisoner dies. How does this casualty occur ? | He was trying to get a pot of soup but he fell in |
| What instrument does Juliek play ? | Violin |
| How do the SS guards execute prisoners who have committed crimes ? | They hang them |
| Why was "the sad-eyed angel" executed ? | For hording weapons |
| What are the prisoners forced to do after each public execution ? | Stare the dead one in the face |
| Which holiday does Eliezer refuse to celebrate ? | Jewish New Year |
| What is Eliezer's attitude towards God at Rosh Hashanah ? | That he does not have love for the Jews |
| What does the SS give the prisoners as a New Year's present ? | A selection |
| How does Eliezer pass the selection ? | He ran through it. |
| What does Eliezer's father give Eliezer when he thinks that he is going to the crematory ? | A spoon and a knife |
| Why does Eliezer have to have an operation on his leg ? | It is swollen |
| What is the big decision that Eliezer and his father have to make when they leave Buna ? | Whether they should go to the hospital or the group |
| Why doesn't Eliezer want his father to fall asleep when the prisoners are finally allowedd to rest on the march? | He would have froze |
| On the march to Gleiwitz Eliahou loses his what? | Son |
| After Eliezer sees Rabbi Eliahou, what does he pray to God for? | To give him the strength to never abandon his father |
| Why does a son kill his own father on the train to Bucherwald? | To get some bread |
| What disease does Eliezer's father have in Buchenwald? | Dysentery |
| What is Eliezer's father's last word? | "Eliezer" |
| Why does an SS guard shatter Eliezer's father's skull? | Because he keeps calling Eliezer for water and he won't be quiet. |
| What day does Eliezer's father die? | January 29th, 1945 |
| On what day is Buchenwald liberated? | April 11th 1945 |
| Why does Eliezer have to go to the hospital after Buchenwald is liberated? | He got food poisoning |
| A section of the city where jews were formerly restricted | Ghetto |
| A Jewish house of worship | Synagogue |
| The mass murder of an entire race or group of people | Genocide |
| The Jewish equivalent of a priest | Rabbi |
| The concentration camp that the Weisel family was first sent to | Auschwitz |
| The final camp that the Weisels were sent; were Elie's father died | Buchenwald |
| The German soldiers in charge of selection | The "SS" |
| Men at the head of the prisoner blocks | Kapos |
| Tradition of Jewish Mysticism ; what Moche taught Elie | Cabbala |
| Concentration camp after Auschwicz where the Weisels spent the most time | Buna |
| Who is Wiesel's father | Chlomo Weisel |
| Narrating survivor of the camps | Eliezer Wiesel |
| Prisoner A-7713 | Elizer Weisel |
| Women who cries out "Fire!" on the journey to Auschwitz | Madame Schachter |
| Deeply religious man who eventually loses faith and is "selected" | Akiba Drumer |
| Kapo who is prone to fits; Elie finds him with a women and is punished | Idek |
| Foreman in the Electrical warehouse who terrorizes Weisel's father when his son won't give up his gold crown ( filling ) | Franek |
| Violinist | Juliek |
| Author of the memoir | Eliezer Weisel |
| Wiesel's Cabbala teacher | Moshe the Beadle |
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