English II Unit Test
How many prisoners from Elie's train car survive the journey and step off the train in Buchenwald?
12
How old are Elie and Shlomo?
15 and 50
Who is Moshe the Beadle?
A poor religious clerk.
How do the inmates describe Buna?
As a very good camp.
Why is Elie whipped?
As punishment for discovering the guard Idek with a girl.
What is the train's final destination?
Auschwitz/Birkenau
What music were the Jewish musicians not allowed to play?
Beethoven or any other German music.
Where does the transport arrive at the end of chapter 3?
Buna
Under the brutal conditions of the march, what does Elie begin to think about?
Elie begins to think about giving up.
How does Elie describe Juliek's playing?
Elie describes Juliek's playing the playing of a dying man saying goodbye to this life.
What impact does witnessing the boy's execution have on Elie's faith?
Elie loses all faith in God.
What is the outcome of the first selection for Elie? What is the outcome for his father?
Elie passes, and Shlomo thinks he passes.
What does Madame Schäcter claim to see on the train?
Fire and flames
What does Elie pray for after witnessing Rabbi Eliahou's situation?
For the strength to never do what the Rabbi's son did.
What tactics does Franek use to persuade Elie to give him his gold crown?
Franek bullies Elie's father.
What is the dentist looking for during the medical inspection?
Gold teeth or crowns.
What request did Akiba Drumer make of the others?
He asks them to say the Kaddish for him.
When Elie is finally well enough to get up from his hospital bed, he sees his reflection in the mirror. How does he describe what he sees?
He describes himself as a corpse.
What happens to Juliek and his violin?
He dies and his violin is found crushed next to him.
What does Elie realize about Rabbi Eliahou's missing son?
He distanced himself from his father to increase the chances of his own survival.
Which is NOT a reason why Elie chooses not to fast on Yom Kippur?
He does not want to be hungry.
Why does Moshe the Beadle return to Sighet?
He escapes and returns to warn his townspeople of the fate that awaits them.
What is Elie's "old, familiar fear?"
He fears losing his father.
Why does Elie's father not wish to emigrate?
He feels he is too old to start a new life in a distant land.
Why does Moshe the Beadle leave Sighet? *
He is expelled from Sighet by the Hungarian Police.
How does Elie recognize the "notorious" Dr. Mengele, who is presiding over the selections?
He is the same doctor who received them in Birkenau.
What advice does the Blockalteste (block leader) give to Elie regarding the care of his father?
He tells Elie to stop sharing his ration of bread and soup with his father.
Why does Elie go to the hospital?
His foot is injured and he is unable to stand on it.
What is Elie's father's last word?
His last word is "Eliezer."
What does Elie's father give him before the second selection?
His spoon and knife
What was the function of the one person selected to be in charge of each train car?
If anyone escaped, the person in charge of the train car would be shot.
Why do the prisoners not eat the evening meal, "an especially thick soup," as soon as it is served?
It is the holiday Rosh Hashanah, and they want to wait until after prayer.
What does Juliek fear?
Juliek fears that his violin will be broken.
What advice is given to Elie and Shlomo about their age?
Lie
Who are the members of Elie's family
Mother (Sarah), Father (Shlomo), Hilda, Béa, and Tzipora
Does Elie continue to pray?
No
What were the rations during the train journey?
None. The prisoners survived on snow.
Who are Tibi and Yossi?
Orphan brothers who befriend Elie. Together they plan to move to Haifa if they survive the war.
What secrets is the young French-woman in the warehouse keeping?
She is Jewish and speaks German.
The traveling conditions on the train are
Terrible- hot and crowded with little fresh air.
What is the reason that the camp will be evacuated?
The allies are closing in on the camp.
How is Buchenwald liberated?
The camp's resistance stages an uprising. Later, an American tank arrives.
The execution of the boy prisoner felt different and had a greater impact on the others for the reasons below, EXCEPT
The others would not receive their meal for keeping his secret.
Why does the Wiesel family not have to leave their house initially
Their home falls just within the boundaries of the first ghetto.
Who recognizes Elie and his father in Auschwitz?
Their relative, Stein, from Antwerp.
What happens when a German worker throws a piece of bread into the train?
There is a stampede.
What happens to the objects they brought with them from Sighet?
They are left in the wagon.
What happens to Elie's family when they arrive
They are separated by gender only.
What are Elie and his father waiting for at the chapter's end?
They are waiting for a train.
What was the prisoners' "first act as free men" after the liberation of the camp?
They ate.
Several explanations are offered as reasons why people in Sighet did not believe Hitler would be able to harm them. Which statement below is NOT one of those reasons? *
They believe he is only concerned with Germany.
Why do Elie and his father take turns sleeping in the shed?
They could die if they fall asleep.
When presented with the choice to evacuate or remain at Buna, what do Elie and Shlomo decide?
They decide to evacuate.
How do the prisoners feel about the air raid?
They happy and hopeful.
Why does the Wiesel family not accept their former maid's offer to hide them?
They refuse to be seperated.
Why do the "gravediggers" try to take Elie's father?
They think he is dead because he is in a deep sleep.
What was the fate of those who remained at the infirmary?
They were liberated two days later by the Russian Army.
Why does Elie seek out Moshe the Beadle? *
To ask Moshe to teach him the Kabbalah
What were the SS's orders?
To shoot anyone who could not keep up