Chapter 1…pages 1-20
1. Who was Moshe the Beadle?
2. Why did Elie spend a lot of time with Moshe?
3. What happened to Moshe that caused a great change in him?
4. How did the rest of the community react to what Moshe told them?
5. What were the ghettos?
6. At first, how did the Jews of Sighet feel about the ghettos?
7. Who offered Elie’s family safe refuge?
8. On what day of the week was Elie’s family expelled?
9. How were the Jews taken from the ghetto? What were the conditions like?
Chapter 2…pages 21-26
1. Who is Madame Schachter?
2. What does she think she sees?
3. What is the name of the station where they stop?
4. What is Birkenaus?
5. What was in front of them when they got off the train?
Chapter 3 - pp. 27-43
1. When questioned by the S.S. Officer, why did Elie lie about his age and occupation?
2. What was the first horrifying sight that Elie at first disbelieved?
3. Explain what Elie meant when he said, “Never shall I forget these flames which consumed my faith forever.”
4. How had Elie changed in a short time?
5. What was Elie’s first impression of Auschwitz after leaving Birkenau?
6. What was the “compulsory formality” at the entrance to all camps?
7. What sort of identification was used on the prisoners?
8. Why was the prisoner in charge of Elie’s block removed from this position?
9. What were the prisoners’ rations at each meal?
10. What was Bela Katz forced to do once he was chosen for his strength?
Chapter 4 - pp. 45-62
1. What were the objectives of the medical examinations?
2. Why were the Jewish musicians not allowed to play music by Beethoven?
3. Describe one of Idek’s bouts of madness.
4. How did Elie initially avoid losing his gold crown?
5. Whom did Elie meet years later on the Paris Metro?
6. What happened when Elie refused to give his crown to Franek? What was the end result?
7. Describe the scene with the soup cauldrons.
8. During one of the preliminary “ceremonies” for a hanging, what did Juliek whisper to Elie? What does this suggest?
9. During one hanging, Elie and the other prisoners cried. What made this hanging different from others?
Chapter 5 - pp. 63-80
1. Why didn’t Elie fast on Yom Kippur?
2. What advice was Elie given to pass the selection process?
3. How did Elie’s father respond when he learned his name had been written down?
4. What did Akiba Drumer ask the others to do for him? Did they do it?
5. Why was Elie placed in the hospital?
6. Why was the camp to be evacuated? What did Elie learn of the fate of those-who stayed behind in the hospital?
Chapter 6 - pp. 81-92
1. What happened to anyone who could not keep up with the march?
2. How did Zalman die?
3. What horrible realization did Elie come to concerning Rabbi Eliahou and his son? How did Elie respond to this?
4. What was Juliek’s last act?
5. How did Elie help his father when the selection was made?
Chapter 7 - pp.93-98
1. How did Elie again help his father when they were on the train?
2. Describe the scene Elie witnessed between the father and son.
3. How many got out of the wagon? Where had they arrived?
Chapter 8 - pp. 99-106
1. Explain how the father/son roles had been reversed in the case of Elie and his father?
2. Why was Elie’s father being beaten?
3. What did Elie think of the advice given to him by the head of the block?
Chapter 9 - pp. 107-109
1. What happened on April 5th?
2. What was the resistance movement? What did they do?
3. What did the prisoners do when they were freed?
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