| A | B |
|---|
| Mengele | Nazi doctor |
| Elie Wiesel | narrator |
| Madam Schachter | sees fire |
| Moshe | teaches Elie |
| Tzipora | Elie's sister |
| Chlomo | Elie's dad |
| Stein of Antwerp | a relative of the Weisels |
| Juliek | violinist |
| Idek | Kapo |
| Franek | wants Elie's tooth |
| Martha | Wiesel's servant |
| why does Moshe leave Sighet before the Wiesels | he was not a native of Sighet |
| how many opportunities do the Wiesels have to escape | 3 (1. go to Palestine, 2. hide with Martha, 3. warning from inspector) |
| how Sighet Jews usually viewed the poor | unworthy |
| when does Elie first encounter Nazi brutality | in Sighet |
| what changes Elie's faith in God | seeing the burning babies |
| how do prisoners treat each other | as cruelly as the guards |
| does Elie give up his tooth to save his life | no |
| does Elie observe Yom Kippur with fasting | no |
| what is Elie's inheritance | a spoon and knife |
| how do civilians "entertain" themselves | by throwing scraps to the prisoners |
| when does Elie's father die | just before liberation occurs |
| Sighet is located in | Transylvania |
| Elie wants to study | Cabbala (Jewish mysticism) |
| in the beginning of the book Elie does what when he prays | cries |
| how does Moshe survive | pretends to be dead |
| why do the Sighet Jews feel safe | they think the war will end soon and they are too remote to be of interest to the Germans |
| in the ghetto the Jews set up | a government of sorts |
| the Jews of Sighet are transported in | cattle wagons (train cars for cattle) |
| who advises Elie and his father to lie at selection | another prisoner |
| for allowing the Wiesels to work together the bribe is | shoes |
| Jews are not allowed to play Beethoven because | he was a German composer |
| working in the warehouse was dangerous because | the Kapo was unstable and prone to angry outburts |
| why is the camp dentist executed | he's selling gold teeth |
| how does Elie hope to survive the New Year's Day selection | keep his number out of sight |
| Elie goes to the hospital because | he needs an operation on his foot |
| why is it dangerous to be in the hospital | more selections are made there |
| why is Buna evacuated | the allies (Red army) is approaching |
| at Buchenwald Chlomo gets | dysentery |
| immediately after his father's death Elie feels | relief and later guilt |
| the camp resistance movement has hidden | guns and grenades |
| what almost kills Elie after liberation | food poisoning |
| what does Elie find out happened to the prisoners that stayed behind at the hospital at Buna | they were liberated by the Russians |
| who does Elie have a chance meeting with in Paris after the war | the French girl who worked in the factory with him |
| where does Elie work at Buna | an electrical equipment factory |
| what are the camp musicians forbidden to play | German composers |
| what is Elie's inheritance | a knife and spoon |
