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| What war did this novel take place during? | World War II |
| Who was the leader of the Nazi's during this novel? | Adolf Hitler |
| What town did Elie come from? | Sighet |
| Where did Elie and his family want to escape to? | Palestine |
| What was the name of Elie's younger sister? | Tzipora |
| What subject did Elie ask Moshe the Beadle to teach him? | Kabbalah |
| Why was Moshe the Beadle forced to leave? | He was a foreign Jew. |
| Why did Elie have to leave his mother and sisters? | The women were ordered to go a different direction than the men |
| Who was the woman who rode on the train with Elie and kept screaming because she claimed to have seen fire? | Madame Schachter |
| How old are Elie and his father supposed to say they are? | Elie is supposed to say 18, and his father is supposed to say 40. |
| While being lectured by the Nazi's, what two options are the prisoners given? | They are told to work hard or go to the crematory. |
| What was the number that was tattooed into Elie's arm? | A-7713 |
| When Elie is under medical inspection, what do the dentists want from him? | His gold crown |
| What unit is Elie, along with his father, put into? | electrical unit |
| Who is the violin-playing friend that Elie meets in the electrical unit at Buna? | Juliek |
| Who are the two brothers that Elie also meets while working in the electrical unit? | Yosi and Tibi |
| While roaming around Buna, Elie sees this man with a girl | Idek |
| What is the name of the Jewish New Year? | Rosh Hashanah |
| What does Elie NOT do on Rosh Hashanah? | fast |
| What happens to Elie's foot? | It swells up. |
| Why do the prisoners have to evacuate Buna? | The Russian front is coming too close. |
| Why do Elie and his father decide to leave the infirmary and evacuate with the rest of the prisoners? | They think that those who remain in the infirmary will be killed. |
| How far is the journey from Buna to Gleiwitz? | About 40 miles |
| What does Elie pray that will never happen to him? | He prays that he will never abandon his father as he has seen other sons do to their fathers. |
| Who saves Elie from being chocked to death? | Meir Katz |
| What do the Germans throw into the train cars and watch the prisoners fight over? | Bread |
| What illness is Elie's father struggling with while in Buchenwald? | Dysentery |
| Why are the prisoners near Elie's father upset with him? | Elie's father cannot get up and go outside to use the bathroom. |
| What do these prisoners do to him? | They beat him and take his food. |
| When Elie wakes up one morning and his father is gone, where has his father been taken? | The crematory |
| How does Elie feel after he knows his father is dead? | Relieved |
| What saves Elie from being annihilated, along with some of the other Jews? | The sirens sound and the resistance movement strikes, forcing the SS out. |
| What camp is Elie liberated from? | Buchenwald |
| What is the first thing Elie wants once he is liberated? | Food |
| What causes Elie to be in the hospital just two weeks after his liberation? | Food poisoning |
