Night By Elie Wiesel Chapter 5 & 6
What adive or orders were they given before they went to see the SS doctors?
1) Do excersise 2) Don't walk, run 3) Don't make eye contact 4) Don't be afraid
Name four important facts about the terrible journey
1) Had to run all the time 2) No stopping 3) If you stopped you got shot 4) No water or food 5) Went over 20 km (12.8 miles) nonstop 6) It's snowing and cold 7) The SS officers got breaks 8) If you fell and not get shot you will be trampled to death
How was ELie told Buna had changed in 2 years?
1) No water breaks 2) Less food 3) No blankets 4) Sleeped almost naked 5) 100s died everyday in sleep 6) Selections every week 7) Work was harder 8) Kapos had a number of prisoners they had to kill everyday
What advice or orders where they given before they went to see the SS doctors?
1)Do you exercise 2) don't make eye contact 3) don't walk, run 4) don't be afraid
How many prisoners were put into each railroad car this time?
100
How long did they stay at Gleiwitz?
3 days
What is an Automation?
A Machine
Briefly describe what winter was like. What special privileges were they given on christmas and New Years Day?
A bad winter, lots of snow, colder than usually, very windy. They got more food and no work.
What inheritance did Elie's father give him when he believed his number had been written down?
A knife and a spoon
What is Dysentery?
A sickness from contaminated water
What were the prisoners waiting for?
A train to appear
Who is Zalman?
A young amn from Poland who is always meditating
Who was Juliek?
A young polish kid that played in the band
What was the prisoners reactions to their numbers been written down?
Crying and weaping to the SS officer not to kill them
What did they walk over to get into the barracks?
Dead bodies
What did ELie say could have saved Akiba Drumer?
Faith and Hope
What do the Jewish traditonally do on Yom Kippur?
Fast, dont eat anything
Where did the march end?
Gleiwitz
After selcetion, what "present" did Elie's father bring him?
Half a ration of bread
What horrible fact surround the "head of our block"?
Hasn't been outside of a concentration camp since 1933 (11 years)
What happened to Zalman on the march?
He ended up getting trampled to death
What was Elie's reaction to Rosh Hashanah?
He felt depresses and not how he normally feels
Why did Elie have to go to the hospital? Describe his experience
He had a messed up foot. The hospital was nice, clean, sanitary, and had decent food. They operated on his foot spent two weeks there
What horrible fact surrounded the "Head of our Block"?
He hasn't been outside a concentration camp since 1933 (11 years)
How has camp changed Elie's feelings about his religion?
He is having doubts
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?
He looks for a smile
What were Elie's thoughts about it?
He thought it would have to be amputated
What did Elie later learn about the fate of those who stayed in the infirmary?
He would have been set free but then he would been separated from his dad
What did ELie later learn about the fate of those who stayed in the infirmary?
He would have been set free, but then be seprated from his dad
Who was Rabbi Eliahou looking for?
His son
What did Juliek bring with him?
His violin
What reasons does Elie give for being angry with god?
How can this be going on if god is good
Why was the decision to stay in the infirmary or go so difficult for Elie?
If he stayed might be set free or die waiting for the Red Army
As the prisoners ran through the night, what were the orders of the SS guards?
If the prisoners can't keep up, whinning, or complaining shoot them
What debate took place because of Yom Kippur?
If they fast they will die
What would happen to the paitents in the infirmary?
If they were really messed up kill them if they were okay leave them.
What is Yom Kippur?
Jewish "Day of Atonement"
What is Rosh Hashanah?
Jewish New Year
The "Heads of the blocks" were summoned to be told what would happen the next day?
Move 10,000 men to another camp.
How did Rosh Hashanah make the men of the camp feel?
Nerve racking, tense, and on edge more than usual
What does Elie see on his father's face instead of a smile?
No expression, a blank face of a beaten man
After talking to the Rabbi, what did Elie pray for?
No to do what Rabbi Eliahou's son has done (desterted his father)
How did the prisoners eat the snow?
Off of each other
What are Stubenaeltest?
Officials of the block
What are Stubenaelteste?
Officials of the block
When were they finally allowed to rest on the march?
One hour after day break
What did Drumer's friends plan to do when they saw the smoke rising from the chimney?
Say Kiddish
What "gift" did the ss give them for the New Year?
Selected how many people were going to die. Lined them up and killed the weakest.
Why was the decision to stay in the infirmary or go so difficult?
Stay and be set free or die waiting for the Red Army
What was following them on the way to Gleimitz?
The Red Army
What rumor traveled through camp while Elie was in the hospital?
The Red Army were getting closer
What regulated everything?
The bell
What happended on Christmas and New Years?
The prisoners got more food and no work
What happened on Jewish Holidays?
There were selctions
Why did the rumor that the Red Army was getting closer believable?
They can hear the sounds of battle in the distance
Why dud they have to eat snow off of each other?
They couldn't bend down to eat the snow?
When they left the barracks to face yet another march, what did they have to face again?
They had another selection
What happened when the SS became tired?
They took breaks and someone else took their place
What happened to those men whose numbers were written down? What are they doing? What was their reaction?
They were separated from the rest of the group, about to die. Crying and weaping to the SS Officers not to kill them
What happened to those men whose numbers were written down?
They were seprated from the rest of the group
Why were they able to put more on the railroad car?
They were skinny
What was Elie's father's only hope?
To pass the selction of the people who were already selected
How had Elie's father get a half of ration of bread?
Traded a piece of rubber to fix someone's shoe
Did Elie's foot trouble him?
Yes, It hurt then his whole body went numb