English 1 Mid-Term

How many prisoners survived the train trip to Buchenwald

100 started & 12 survived

On their trip to Germany, Elie saves his father when he is nearly thrown off the train. Why was he nearly thrown out?

Elie slaps him, shakes him & yells at him.

During Yom Kippur , why does Elie decide to AVOID fasting?

Guards made him eat & his father made him eat.

Elie and his father decide to leave Buna when the germans evacuate the camp. What would have happened if they had remained at Buna?

If they had stayed, they both would have survived.

When Rabbi Eliahou comes looking for his son, why does Elie lie to him?

Rabbi's son wanted to use his father

What is the "fine New Year's gift" that the SS give to the prisoners?

Selection

What is the inheritance that Elie's father leaves his son?

a knife and a spoon.

What do several Germans throw into the cattle car? Prisoners begin fighting over what is thrown inside.

bread crusts

How do the prisoners appease their thirst while waiting for the train to arrive?

by eating snow

Why does Elie go to the hospital?

foot-major surgery

What happens to Juliek?

he was frozen to death after he played Beethoven.

Who saves Elie from being strangled by another prisoner?

his father & meir katz

By what means of transportation do the prisoners of Buna evacuate the camp?

on foot

How is Elie's father spared from a selection?

they tricked the SS and his dad was able to walk to the other line without being noticed.

What horrible thing does Elie witness a son, Meir, do to his father?

watches a son beat his father to death.