Night Study Guide Ch. 5-6
Name 4 important facts about this terrible journey
- run all the time - no stopping no matter what - if you stop, you get shot - no water or food the whole time - went well over 15 miles w/ out stopping - snowy & cold - SS got to take breaks, prisoners didn't - the danger of getting trampled to death by tripping
What are the 6 themes?
1. Death 2. Faith 3. Hatred 4. Survival 5. Loss of innocence 6. Perserverence
How was Elie told Buna had changed in 2 years? List 4 facts
1. Didn't get water breaks 2. Didn't get blankets 3. Less food than now 4. Hundreds of guys died every night 5. Selection every week 6. Sleep almost naked
What advice or orders were they given before they went to see the SS doctors?
1. Do some exercise 2. When it's your turn, don't walk, run 3. Don't make eye contact 4. Don't be afraid
How many prisoners were put into each railroad car this time?
100
How long did they stay at the camp? What was following them?
3 days; The front, the red army
When they left the barracks to face yet another march, what did they have to face again?
Another selection
What are Stubenaelteste?
Blockalteste and the other Kapo's
Did Elie's foot trouble him? What were Elie's thoughts about it?
Did at first but became numb after awhile, his mind became separated from his body
What is dysentery?
Disease that is transmitted because of unsanitary areas
Where did the march end? What did they walk over to get into the barracks?
Gleiwitz (4th camp), they walked over dead bodies
After selection, what present did Elie's father bring him? How had his father got this?
Half a ration of bread, found a piece of rubber and traded it for bread
What reasons does Elie give for being angry w/ God? How has camp changed Elie's feelings about his religion?
He asks why God is making it this way, he is questioning it, has unanswered questions
What happened to Hitler in 1933?
He became a chancellor
Why did Elie have to go to the hospital? Describe his experience.
He got frostbite in his foot that turned into an infection; treated nicely, clean, & good food
Who is Zalman and what happened to him on the march?
He was a young boy from Poland that prayed all the time to escape reality. He started cramping up, his plan was to go between the lines to take care of his business but got trampled by the men
Why was the decision to stay in the infirmary or go so difficult?
He wasn't sure if the red army was going to be there on time to save him, but he went w/ his father
What horrible facts surrounded the "head of our block"?
He's been in concentration camps since 1933 (11 years)
Who was Rabbi Eliahu looking for?
His son, they got separated on the run
What is Rosh Hasanah? How did this day make the men of the camp feel? What was Elie's reaction?
Jewish New Year, made them feel excited but added tension and stress to the prisoners, made Elie depressed because it's not how New Year's usually was
What did Elie say could have saved Akiba Drumer?
Keep faith, perserverence
What inheritance did Elie's father give him when he believed his number had been written down? What was his father's only hope?
Knife & a spoon, second selection of just the selected
Elie seeks out his father to wish him an insincere "Happy New Year" as they went to bed. What does Elie look for on his father's face? What does he find instead?
Looked to see if his dad was smiling, he finds no expression, "the face of a beaten man"
When were they finally allowed to rest on this journey?
One hour after daybreak
What happened to those men whose numbers were written down? What was their reaction?
Ones that had been selected, some where weeping and crying
What is an automaton?
Robot
What did Drumer's friends plan to do when they saw the smoke rising from the chimney? Why?
Say the kaddish (prayers for the dead), they didn't do it
As the prisoners ran through the night, what were the orders of the SS guards?
Shoot to kill, anyone that didn't keep up pace was to be killed
After talking to the Rabbi, what did Elie pray for?
That he would never abandon his father like that
What is Yom Kippur? What do the Jewish traditionally do on this day? What debate took place because of it?
The Jewish day of Atonement, fasting because of it, argument if they should fast or not
Who does Hitler blame most of Germany's problems on?
The Jews
What regulated everything?
The bell
What rumor traveled through camp while Elie was in the hospital? Why did this rumor seem believable?
The red army was going to save them, Germany's losing battles; they can see and hear flashes of cannon
What happened when the SS became tired?
They got replaced to take a break
What did Elie later learn about the fate of those who stayed in the infirmary?
They showed up two days later and they were liberated
How did the prisoners eat the snow? Why did they have to do this? What were they waiting for?
They took their spoons and ate the snow off their neighbors' backs because they couldn't bend down, waiting for the train
Why were they able to put more in?
They were skinnier than before
The "head of the blocks" were summoned to be told what would happen the next day? What would happen to patients in infirmary?
They're going to be moved to another camp, marching, they were going to be killed or left there
Who was Juliek? What did he bring w/ him?
Young Polish kid from Warsaw in the band at Buna, he brought his violin and played German music until he died
Briefly describe what winter was like. What special privileges were they given on Christmas and New Years Day?
horrible, cold, windy; they had no work and extra food
What "gift" did the SS give them for the New Year?
selection, evaluate prisoners to go to the crematorium