What choice does Elie and his father have to make at Buna?

They have to decide either to stay at the infirmary or evacuate

On the way to Buchenwald, what happens to Elie's father

He is mistaken for being dead and is almost thrown from the train

Why does the German man throw bread into the cattle car for the prisoners?

He pities them and sees it as entertainment

What happened to the foreign Jews from Sighet at the beginning of the novel?

They were forced to dig their own graves and were shot

Why aren't the Jewish musicians not allowed to play Beethoven?

They are not allowed to play German music

What is the only word that has any real meaning at the camps? Why?

Chimney - where bodies are cremated (death)

How does Elie survive selection

He runs really fast to show his strength

What happens to those who stayed in the infirmary at Buna

They were liberated by the Russians

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1
Who is referred to as "notorious" and who also experimented on people in WWII
Akiba Drumer
Idek
Dr. Mengele
Franek
2
What choice does Elie and his father have to make at Buna?
They have to decide if they should give their bread to those more sick
They have to decide either to stay at the infirmary or evacuate
They have to decide if it's worth being seen at the infirmary
They have to decide if they want to lie about their ages
3
On the way to Buchenwald, what happens to Elie's father
He also starts hallucinating fire
He is mistaken for being dead and is almost thrown from the train
He fights another man for a piece of bread
He is beaten by Idek
4
Who liberates the Jews from Buchenwald?
Americans
Italians
Russians
French
5
Who is a relative of Elie and his father who runs into them at the camp?
Juliek
Franek
Stein
Moishe the Beadle
6
What is Akiba Drumer's theory about the Holocaust?
It's happening in every country
It's only meant to scare them, then they will be set free
It is a test from God
He is not the correct character who has a theory about the Holocaust.
7
Why does the German man throw bread into the cattle car for the prisoners?
The prisoners beg him to
He is concerned that they are hungry
He pities them and sees it as entertainment
He wants to impress his friends
8
What does fire symbolize?
God
death
rescue
hope
9
What happened to the foreign Jews from Sighet at the beginning of the novel?
They were sent to the concentration camps
They were set free by the Red Army
They were forced to dig their own graves and were shot
They were forced to join the military
10
Why aren't the Jewish musicians not allowed to play Beethoven?
They can't play music at all
Beethoven was Jewish
They are not allowed to play German music
The SS officers find it annoying
11
What is the only word that has any real meaning at the camps? Why?
faith - they keep praying to God
selection - tells them if they will be sent to the crematorium
Chimney - where bodies are cremated (death)
Chimney - gives them hope
12
Who believes God is testing Jewish people with the Holocaust
Akiba Drumer
Elie
Elie's father
Stein
13
At the end of the novel, what/who does Elie stare at in disbelief?
Moishe the Beadle when they reunite
his own reflection
his father's dead body
his mother when he realizes she survived
14
Who dies playing his violin
Idek
Juliek
Akiba Drumer
Franek
15
What advice does Elie and his father receive when they arrive at the camp?
Keep their faith
Lie about their ages
don't eat the ration of bread all at once
run really fast to show strength
16
How does Elie survive selection
He hides at the barracks so he doesn't have to go
He lies about his age
He begs the SS officers not to write his name down
He runs really fast to show his strength
17
The Jews are forced to wear the yellow star of David while living in the ghettos.
False
True
18
Who pulls Elie's tooth out with a rusty spoon
Franek
Idek
Dr. Mengele
Juliek
19
Who is the Kapo who beats Eli and his father
Franek
Dr. Mengele
Idek
Juliek
20
What word describes how Elie feels MOST about his father's death?
Numb
Distraught
Relieved
Angry
21
A religious teacher who survives deportation
Moishe the Beadle
Elie's father
Juliek
Rabbi Eliahou
22
What are Elie's father's last words?
"water..."
Elie does not know because he abandoned his father once he got really sick
"Long Live Liberty"
"Eliezer"
23
This character is a religious teacher who keeps morale positive at the camps
Stein
Akiba Drumer
Rabbi Eliahou
Elie's father
24
What character hallucinates a fire on the train
Elie
Mrs. Schachter
Elie's father
Juliek
25
What happens to those who stayed in the infirmary at Buna
They all catch a lethal disease
They were liberated by the Russians
They were all sent to the crematorium
They are shot by the SS officers
26
Which of the following do the Jews NOT have to do during the induction process?
They salute Hitler
They are shaved
They are given new clothes to wear
They are disinfected

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