Night (Section 5 & 6) test 3/13/18

What would have happened to Elie if he had stayed in the hospital after his surgery?

They treated him better and gave him food, but there was more selection in the hospital than out in the camp.

(Section 6) Why do you think the men were forced to run? What would be their fate if they did not?

They were forced to run because they didn't want to be caught. If they didn't they would've caught them and start shooting at the them.

What happened to Elie's father as the selection was taking place? How did the confusion save him?

His father got picked for the line of death and Elie ran after him. He was able to grab his father and pulled him from the cause of confusion

What was Elie's "inheritance"?

His inheritance was a knife and spoon. His father had been selected and he gave Elie his only possessions before his death.

(Section 5) On the last day of this year, how was the way prisoners looked at Rosh Hashanah different from the way they used to view the Jewish New Year?

The prisoners looked at the Rosh Hashanah different from the way they used to view the Jewish New Year because it was a day unlike all others it was a day where the Jews of Buna come together to celebrate Rosh Hashanah they would pray together and praise Gods name.

What was Elie's fathers fate at the second selection?

They did not select him.

What changed about their rations?

They needed run as fast they can. They shouldn't walk slowly and run like if the devil was at their heels.

How do Elie's thoughts show that he is losing faith in God?

He feels like God is abandoning him and Elie's angry with God for letting this happen to all these people and all of them keep praising him.

While he was trapped under the many bodies, Elie headed a rattling cry from somewhere beneath them. It was an old friend Juliek. What was Juliek most concerned about? What did he do with it?

He was concerned about his violin and he started playing Beethoven music.

Why wouldn't Elie allow himself to go to sleep again in the shed, even as his father watched over him?

Because he was afraid he was going to die. He was scared he would fall asleep and wouldn't wake up.

Why were men "crushed, trampled underfoot, dying"? Why did no one pay attention?

Because they would fall and they would keep running over shot people.

Analyze Wisele's meaning in the following statements: "I was no longer able to lament... I felt very strong. I was the accuser, God the accused... In the midst of these men assembled for prayer, I felt like an observer, a stranger."

Elie feels like an outsider and like a stranger because he would pray to God more than other people and he feels like God didn't do anything in return.

Describe Elie's surgery.

Elie had an infection in his food and they had to drain all the pus from his foot.

What do you think happened to Juliek that night?

Juliek died because he was playing German music.

What was the "beautiful present" the SS gave the prisoners for the New Year?

The "beautiful present" that the SS man gave the prisoners for the new year was selection day.

Upon arrival at Gielwitz, Elie and his father were thrown into a mass of bodies. How did this happen to them and what did they do to free themselves?

The Carole's shoved them into the barans and people were falling on them and Elie was able to dig himself and his dad out.

What was the last act performed by the men an hour before leaving camp? Why?

To clean the barans they didn't want the Russian army to look for them.

As Rabbi Eliahu came looking for his son, what did we learn about his son?

We learned that he got trampled and he had seen his father faultering and ran faster trying to get away from him and he abandoned him. He wanted to get rid of him because he was getting weaker.