Night Study Guide sections 3 & 4 – Flashcards
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1.What are the prisoners made to do as they entered the barracks? (p. 32)
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strip naked
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2.Who are the Kapos?
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Jewish prisoners with authority
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3.What happens to the prisoners the next morning? (p. 34)
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run naked to barracks, beaten, heads shaved
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4.What change does Elie state has taken place within him? (p. 34)
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He's lost his faith
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5.Why was it lucky that Elie's shoes were covered with mud? (p. 35)
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All new shoes were taken and mud made his look old.
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6. Where does the SS officer say that they are? What does he say their choice is? (p. 36)
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Now they are at Auschwitz, and choice is to work or go to crematory.
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7. What does the Kapos do to Elie's father? (p. 36-37)
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beats him for asking about bathroom
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8. What is Elie's first impression of Auschwitz? (p. 38)
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better than Birkenau
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9. What is the compulsory formality at all of the concentration camps? (p. 38)
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shower
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10. What sort of identification was used on the prisoners? (p. 39)
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tattooed number on arm
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11. What were the prisoners' rations at each meal? (p. 40)
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coffee, soup, stale bread
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12. Why does Elie lie to Stein about his family? (p. 41)
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He doesn't want Stein to give up
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13. Why was the prisoner in charge of Elie's block removed from this position? (p. 41)
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too kind
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14. Where are Elie and his father taken after leaving Auschwitz? (p. 43)
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Buna
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1.What were the objectives of the medical examinations?
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to decide on selection
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2.Why were the Jewish musicians not allowed to play music by Beethoven?
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Beethoven was German
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3.Describe one of Idek's bouts of madness.
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beat someone for no reason
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4.How did Elie initially avoid losing his gold crown?
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saying he was sick
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5. Whom did Elie meet years later on the Paris Metro?
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the French girl
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6. What happened when Elie refused to give his crown to Franek?
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Franek beat his father
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7. Describe the scene with the soup cauldrons.
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during an air raid, a prisoner tries to steal soup from the cauldron and is shot
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9. During one hanging, Elie and the other prisoners cried. What made this hanging different from others?
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it's a child, and he dies slowly
