Night by Elie Wiesel- Chapter 5 – Flashcards
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What do the prisoners recieve the night before Rosh Hashanah, the last day of the Jewish year?
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thick soup
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What does Elie do as other Jews prais God on Rosh Hashanah
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criticized God
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Why doesn't Elie fast onYum Kippur
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rebelling against God
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What is "selection"?
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the process of separating the weak and healthy and releasing them
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How does selection work?
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the prisoners have to pass tests which demonstrates that they are healthy and strong
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What happens to prisoners who are selected?
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sent to the crematory
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What are Elie's feelings about selection?
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worried
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How does Elie's father fare in the first round of the selection process
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he is not selected
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In chapter 5,what happens when Dr. Mengele calls out numbers for another round of selection?
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neither Elie nor his father were called
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what happens after this round of selection in which Elie's father's number is called
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Elie's father is selected
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what is the importance of the knife and spoon given to Elie by his father?
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it shows how little they have
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what does Elie find when he returns from work, still possessing his father's knife and spoon?
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his father wasn't selected
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Why does Elie return the knife and spoon to his father?
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It reinforces the fact that he wasn't selected; he was still useful
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In Chapter 5, what happens to Elie's leg?
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it swells
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What does Elie need to do because of his leg?
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it would have to be amputated; surgery
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What can Elie do when rumors start that the Russian are approaching the camp?
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What do Elie and his father decide to do after hearing that the Russians may be approaching the camp?
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evacuate
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after the war, what does Elie learn about the Russians coming to the camp?
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Anyone who remained in the camp was taken prisoner?
