ch. 5 questions

part 1:

1. It seems that the Nazis have placed themselves in God’s role. Eliezer has decided that the Nazis’ actions mean that God is not present in the concentration camps, and thus praying to him is foolish. What examples display his religions rebel for his faith in his GOD? ( at least 5 complete sentences)

An example of Eliezer's diminishing faith is "Who are you, my god, compared to this afflicted crowd, proclaiming You to their faith, thier anger, their revolt? what oes you greatness mean, lord of the universe, in the face of all this weekness, this decomposition, and this decay? Why do You still trouble thier minds, their crippled bodies?" (pg. 63)

2. Eliezer has been separated from his father to work in the building unit. He worries that his father will not pass the selection and he may never see his father again. In this section how is the relationship between him and his father? Has it changed? How can you relate to his relationship? Is there someone in your life and that you have a similar relationship where you depend on one another and the person will sacrifice anything for you? Tell me your relationship. ( 8 sentences)

In this section Elie & his father have a good relationship, despite them being in separate blocks. I have a similar relation ship with my mother. We do depend on each other for different things. I love her & i know that she would sacrifice anything for me, including her life. My relationship with my mother is very special. She is not only my mother, but she is my best friend and the one person i can tell anything.

3. Elie escapes death on so many occasions. Tell me in DETAIL incidents where he has manage to escape death. give me the page number as well. Why or how do you think he has? Do you think it is fate or maybe just luck, explain your thoughts. (5 sentences)
Elie escapes death every time there is a selection. In this chapter, they make the Jews run to see if they were weak. If they were, they got there number written down. Elie ran fast and his number wasn't written down. (pg.68)


4. pick out 3 new voc words define, sentences and picture

Rosh Hashanah- a Jewish high holy day that marks the beginning of the Jewish New Year. The family came together to celebrate Rosh Hashanah.



atonement- satisfaction or reparation for a wrong or injury; amends. When he had an argument with his girlfriend, he brought her flowers as his atonement to make up.


Talmud- the collection of Jewish law and tradition consisting of the Mishnah and the Gemara and being either the edition produced in Palestine a.d. c400 or the larger, more important one produced in Babylonia a.d. c500. The young student memorized whole pages of the Talmud.






Part 2 :

1. How was the day different of any other? (Rosh Hashanah)
It as different because it was the end of a New Year.

2. Find 3 examples that show that elie’s faith is questioned.
Elie questions his faith when everyone is praying "but why should I bless Him?... because He had thousands of children burned is His pits? Because He kept six crematories working night and day, on Sundays and feast days?"(pg. 64)

3. How was the solemn service?
The prayer service was very awkward to read. Elie seems so confuse and angry ant the same time. It seems like he is just stuck and he doesn't know what to think.

4. What was Yom Kipper?
Yom Kipper is the Day of Atonement. They are supposed to fast.

5. Why does Elie not fast?
Elie feels like if he fasts then he would surely die faster.

6. Why do you think he has a feeling of great void?
Elie feels a great void because he didn't fast. When they fast they are doing it for God. Elie feels like he did something wrong.

7. Where was elie transferred to? what was his new job?

8. What do the SS man do when they found a weak one?
They wrote down the numbers of the weak Jews.

9. Describe what selection is like?
During this selection, they had to run before the SS officers.It is very scary for them, not knowing if they are going to be written down or not.

10. Who was Dr. Mengele?
Dr. Mengele was the one writing down the numbers of the weak ones.

11. Why was his dad in panic?
His dad twas written down and kept behind at the camp for another selection.

12. What was the inheritance? Why would he need those things?
The inheritance ids a knife and a spoon. Elie could probably sell them if he ever escapes for some money if they were silver or something.

13. Did his dad live? Who was not so lucky with the selection?
His dad did live, but Akiba Drumer was a victim of the selection.

14. What is going on with his foot?
His foot was swelling because of the cold.

15. What journey were they going to go on?
They were being evacuated because the front was moving closer.

16. Why do they wash/clean their area before leaving?
They clean before they live because they SS wanted the liberating army to "realize that men were living here and not pigs.

17. Based upon this chapter, how can you describe elie's dad, his attitude, and his relationship with his son? examples
Elie and his father have a good relationship in this chapter, and his father is willing to sacrifice anything for his son. An example is when he gives him the knife and spoon.

18. Eliezer’s foot swells up, and he undergoes an operation. While he is in the hospital recovering, the rumor of the approaching Russian army gives him new hope. Tell me who he meets in the hospital, what happens, and why did he not stay in the hospital to heal?
He meets a man in the hospital. He doesn't stay in the hospital because his neighbor told him that all the invalids would be killed.

ch. 3 vocab

1. Petrified- to benumb or paralyze with astonishment, horror, or other strong emotion. The young girl was petrified because she thought she saw a monster in her closet.


2. existence- to have actual being; be. After witnessing the murder, he questioned the existence of God.


3. Monocle- an eyeglass for one eye. the crazy old professor was wearing a monocle when we entered the study.


4. Crematory- a place where cremation takes place. May also refer to. He got hired to run the local crematory for a summer job.


5. Agony- extreme and generally prolonged pain; intense physical or mental suffering. After the bad news, the agony in her mother's face was visible.


6. Humanity- all human beings collectively; the human race; humankind.
We all lost faith in humanity.


7. Convulsively- of the nature of or characterized by convulsions or spasms.
The girl move convulsively during her seizure.


8. Wreaths- a circular band of flowers, foliage, or any ornamental work, for adorning the head or for any decorative purpose. At the wedding there were beautiful heart shaped wreaths made of roses.



9. Nocturnal- done, occurring, or coming at night. The owl is a fierce octurnal predator.


10. Bestial- without reason or intelligence; brutal; inhuman. The guards beat them in a bestial manner.



11. Threshold- any place or point of entering or beginning. We were on the threshold of a world war.


12. Lucidity- easily understood; completely intelligible or comprehensible. The young girl was educated and spoke with lucidity.



13. Oblivion- the state of being completely forgotten or unknown. The orphan felt he was in a world of oblivion.


14. Harangued- a scolding or a long or intense verbal attack. The drill sergeant harangued the newcomers.


15. Convalescent- Gradual healing (through rest) after sickness or injury. her grandmother was sent to a convalescent home.


16. Colic- paroxysmal pain in the abdomen or bowels.
The children were suffering from colic.


17. Clout- a blow, esp. with the hand. The man gave the rude boy a clout in the face.



18. reverie- a state of dreamy meditation or fanciful musing. During history I got lost in a state of reverie.


19. Compulsory- required; mandatory; obligatory. The ten-dollar fee to enter the concert was compulsory.


20. disperse- to drive or send off in various directions; scatter. When it began to rain, the crowd at the baseball game quickly dispersed.

ch. 2 vocab

1. Provisions- a supply or stock of something provided. The prisoner went through his weekly provisions too soon.


2. Bitterness- resentful or cynical. There was bitterness between the parents following the divorce.



3. Hysterical- of, pertaining to, or characterized by hysteria. The woman was hysterical in the hospital.


4. Pious- having or showing a dutiful spirit of reverence for God or an earnest wish to fulfill religious obligations. He is a pious Catholic who would never dream of missing church.


5. Anguish- excruciating or acute distress, suffering, or pain. The young mother couldn't deal with the anguish of her son's death.



6. Console- to alleviate or lessen the grief, sorrow, or disappointment of; give solace or comfort. At the funeral, people were trying to console the widow.


7. Monotonous- lacking in variety; tediously unvarying. He was tired of his boring and monotonous life.



8. Scouring- to remove dirt, grease, etc., from or to cleanse or polish by hard rubbing, as with a rough or abrasive material. The maid was scouring the dirty dishes all night.


9. Truncheons- the club carried by a police officer; billy. During the riot, many people got beat with truncheons.


10. Auschwitz- a town in SW Poland: site of Nazi concentration camp during World War II. The old man was an SS at Auschwitz, but he never told anyone anything.

ch 1 vocab

1. Synagogue – a Jewish house of prayer. The family traveled to the synagogue for worship every week.



2. Timidity- shyness. The kitten explore his new home with certain timidity.



3. Waiflike- Appearing homeless. The young girl was dirty and waiflike.


4. Cabbala- A body of mystical Jewish teachings based on an esoteric reading of the Hebrew Scriptures. The pop star studied Cabbala, and made the readings more popular than ever.



5. Encumbered- Weighted down, loaded sufficiently to make slow. The tourists were encumbered by their heavy luggage.




6. Indulgently- showing or ready to show favor; favorable; indisposed to be severe or harsh, or to exercise necessary restraint: as, an indulgent parent; to be indulgent to servants. The teacher smiled indulgently as he realized the students understood the lesson.


7. Revelations- The act of revealing or disclosing; something dramatically disclosed; a manifestation of divine truth. The inventor had a miraculous revelation that helped him complete his project.


8. Mysticism- the pursuit of communion with, identity with, or conscious awareness of an ultimate reality, divinity, spiritual truth, or God through direct experience, intuition, instinct or insight. Karma is a type of mysticism beliefs.


9. Sighet - a city in Maramureş County near the Iza River, in north-western Romania. During their stay in Sighet, they stopped at a market.




10. Lorries – British English name for trucks. The British man referred to the cargo trucks as lorries.



11. Betrothals- formal term for a marriage engagement. She was very exited about the betrothals.


12. Emigration- the act of leaving one's native country or region to settle in another. The family had to prepare for their emigration.



13. Billeted - A billet is a term for living quarters to which a soldier is assigned to sleep. Historically, it referred to a private dwelling that was required to accept the soldier. The family was billeted into a small room to live in.


14. Fascists- Fascists advocate the creation of a single-party state. Fascists believe that nations and/or races are in perpetual conflict whereby only the strong can survive by being healthy, vital, and by asserting themselves in combat against the weak. At first they were more scared of the Fascists that the Nazi’s


15. Firmament - is the usual English translation of the Hebrew "raqiya`" meaning an extended solid surface or flat expanse, considered to be a hemisphere above the ground. ?


16. Premonition- A premonition is an impression, often perceived as warnings of a future event to for warn. The elder had a premonition of a warning.


17. Avid - enthusiastic; ardent; dedicated; keen. She was an avid reader from the time she learned how to read.





18. melancholy- a gloomy state of mind, esp. when habitual or prolonged; depression. At the funeral, everyone was in a melancholy mood.

ch.3

Chapter 3 questions parts 1,2,&3
part 1:
(10 sentences) Elie is a deeply religious boy whose favorite activities are studying the Talmud and spending time at the Temple with his spiritual mentor, Moshe the Beadle. At an early age, Elie has a naïve, yet strong faith in God.
•However, it is difficult to have faith in God when one is constantly surrounded by death and inhumanity.
•In chapter 3, As Eliezer approaches the fiery pit, he feels anger towards a God who allows Nazi inhumanity to exist in this world: "For the first time, I felt revolt rise up in me. Why should I bless His name? The Eternal, Lord of the Universe, the All-Powerful and Terrible, was silent. What had I to thank Him for?" p. 42
•Although the only way to survive the concentration camps is to have faith that God will see you through, it is nearly impossible to believe in a God who allows concentration camps to exist in the first place.

•What other examples from chapter 3 can you add to display his revolt for God and his faith?

(pg. 39) "never shall I forget those moments which murdered my God and my soul and turned my dreams into dust."


•Tell me an experience where your faith has help you go through a hard time or questioned your belief?

I am not going to answer this question.

Part 2:
(10 sentences)In this section, Eliezer and the other prisoners are fully exposed to the horrible inhumanity of the Nazis. Due to the brutal methods of the Nazis, they are transformed from respected individuals into obedient, animal-like automatons. How does this transformation take place?
Take examples from the book using quotations, tell me your thoughts, and feelings.
Tell me an experience where you can relate to a time when your self pride, faith, ego, individuality or family has been striped away from you.

Elizer and the other prisoners would rather obey the Nazi's than to be beaten or killed. They were basically scared into obeying the soldiers. (pg. 34) "It was no longer possible to grasp anything. The instincts of self-preservation, of self-defense, of pride, had all deserted us". Despite hardships, personally I don't let anything interfere with my self-worth, pride, ego, individuality, or my morals. Personally, if i was ever in Elie's position, i would rather die with my pride & honor, than to be tortured and inhumanly treated.


part 3:
(10 sentences) When the prisoners first arrive at the camp, some of the young men want to rebel: "We've got to do something. We can't let ourselves be killed. We can't go like beasts to the slaughter. We've got to revolt." Despite these early feelings of rebellion, the prisoners rapidly become docile and fearful, and they follow the rules set out by the Nazi authorities.
Why do they obey people who are so obviously intent on destroying them? Why do they not just team up together and rebel?

The Jews are scared and don't have enough courage to rebel. Even with some wanting to rebel, they know that it would only make thing harder on everyone else. The Nazi's were cold and callous and didn't hold back on killing anyone who stepped out of line. The Jews had no weapons so even if they tried to rebel they would be defeated quickly.

ch2 questions

Chapter 2
part 1:
Madame Schachter is beaten while riding with the rest of the Jews in the cattle cars, people think she is mad as she screams “Jews, listen to me! I can see fire! There are huge flames! It is a furnace!” With these words we get a glimpse of what the future holds for these people.
In 10 sentences describe the worst possible place that you have ever been or that you could imagine yourself in.

The worst possible place i could even try to imagine my self in is in a transition to what I think of as an afterlife state of being. To have to see my loved ones mourning my death would be horrible. Not knowing where you are going to end up or even what is going on is very scary to me. I'm not afraid to die, I'm afraid of what happens after, because personally I'm not sure. Just be a wandering soul waiting for the next move scares me. Being unsure of what is to come scares me.



Part 2:
1. How was the ride, comfortable? Describe.

It was very uncomfortable and hot. There was standing room only. They took turns sitting down. Young people were having sex in front of everyone.

2. What did he Hungarian interpreter say?

The Hungarian interpreter told them that they were now under the control of German Army.
3. What will happen to someone who escapes?

If one escaped, then they all would be shot like dogs.

4. Describe Madame Schachlter, what was she like in the cart?

Madame Schachlter was losing her mind because of the conditions and the fact that she was separated from her husband two eldest sons.

5. What did she scream, why?

She screamed that there was a fire. I think maybe she was a psychic and she foresaw the crematory.

6. How did the people respond to her madness?

They tied her up and hit her to try to quite her.

7. Where did they arrive to at the station?

To Auschwitz.

8. What were the conditions like?

Supposedly conditions were good and families would not be split up.

9. What was happening to Madame?

Madame Schachlter was screaming that there was a fire again and that there was flames coming out of a furnace and she was right this time.

10. When they arrived to final destination, what did see and smell?

They could smell burning flesh in the air and there was thick smoke.

11. Find an image to represent this chapter.

chapter 4 questions

Part 1
Although the prisoners are all so jaded by suffering that they never cry, they all break into tears as they watch the child strangle on the end of the noose. Tell me why you think is so?? Eliezer comes to believe that a just God must not exist in a world where an innocent child can be hanged on the gallows. p. 72“Where is He?” Eliezer asks , and then answers, “He is hanging here on this gallows.” Please interpret this part of his narrative, what does it mean? What does this symbolize? How does it relate to him and his faith? Because of this incident, what do you think will happen in the future, how do you think this will change him and his outlook toward life and the camps? ( 10 sentences)

• I think seeing the child hanging made them all think of there own families. when Elizer says that God is hanging on the gallows, I think he is referring to his own beliefs and that they are also dying. Elizer is losing his faith. He soesnt understand how God could allow this tohappen. I think Elizer is going to become cold and callous. It seems like he is already becomming numb to it all. everything he has seen is to much for him to bear.

Part 2
• 1. Describe their person in charge of the tent.
The head of the tent was a fat German with hairy hands. He liked children A LOT.
• 2.Which camp was known to be the best?
Buna
• 3.Why do you think they need to stay in quarantine?
They needed to be quarantined to rid them of any illness they might have had.
• 4.What does he need to give up to get into a better unit? Does he, why or why not.
His shoes. He doesn’t give them up because it was the only thing he had that he brought from home.
• 5.What was the dentist doing? Why?
The dentist was taking out gold crowns because they were valuable.
• 6.Who is Juliek?
He was a Polish musician.
• 7.Describe what elie group’s job was?
They were to count bolts, bulbs, and small electrical fittings.
• 8.Who were tossi ad Tibi?
They were brothers in his group who’s parents had been exterminated at Birkenau.
• 9.Who was Alphonee, describe

• 10.Without any toothache why was elie taken to the dentist?
Because they knew he had a gold crown& they were going to take it out.

• 11.Did the dentist gets what he wanted? Why or why not?
Yes. Because Elizer was tired of seeing his father get beat.

12.What happened with idek and elie? What kind of person is Idek?
One day Elie got in Idek's way and I Idek beat Elie until he was bloody all over. Idek is very temperamental & his mood changes quickly.

13. Who was the girl? What does she do for him?
The girl is an alleged "french girl", who we later find out was Jew. She had fake documents. She gave Elie a piece of bread, wiped his forehead and gave him some kind, encouraging words.

14. Why do you think Elie had no pity for his dad when he was getting beat?
Elie felt like his dad should have done a better job in marching in order to not get beat.

15. How does he lose his gold crown?
Franek, noticed it and when EIlie refused to give it up, Franek took it out on Elie's father. So Elie finally agreed to give it up. It was removed with a rusty spoon.

16. What was Elie’s consequence for walking in on Idek and a girl?
Elie recieved 25 lashes from a whip for walking in on Idek.

17. Why didn’t people escape during the raids?
No one tried to escape during the raids because the SS had orders to kill anyone outside of the blocks.

18. Were they afraid during the bombing? Why?
They were not afraid during the raid. They were not affriad of that death, because a German defeat would be revenge for them.

19.Where is god is questioned during the hanging. How does elie respond to that?
Elie responds by stating the God is hanging on the gallows.

20. Do you think his religion faith is dying too?
I believe that Elie's faith is diminishing. He want to believe in god, but he just doesnt understand
how all of this could happen if there was a God.

21. What do the death of innocents represent to him?
The death of innocents represent his faith also dying.