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Ch. 3-5 Study Guide
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Ch. 3
1.) Immediately after the Jews were unloaded from the train, what did the German officers do?
2.) Who was Dr. Josef Mengele? What was his role and purpose?
3.) What did Elie witness while he was standing in line? What was his reaction to what he saw?
4.) What did Elie revolt against? What change do we later see as a result of this revolt?
9.) Elie and his father are spared from the flames. What happened to them next in the course of their processing at Auschwitz?
10.) Why is Elie so disappointed in himself regarding something that happens to his father?
11.) Where are Elie and his father marched to? How far of a march is it?
12.) What was different / unusual about the prisoner in charge of their barracks at Auschwitz?
13.) The following day, the prisoners underwent a last step in their admission process. What was it?
14.) Who does Elie meet after several days in the camp? What does this person want? How does Elie respond to his request?
15.) Why do Elie and his father avoid being transported anywhere else? How do they attempt to avoid transportation?
16.) What happens to the prisoner in charge of their barracks? Why?
17.) What happens to Stein?
18.) How did some of the Jews view their troubles? How does Elie feel about God now?
19.) Elie and his father are moved from their barracks. Where are they taken?
Ch. 4
1.) What was the first impression of Buna as a concentration camp?
2.) What was a new addition to their inspection/admission process? What was this person looking for?
3.) What work was given to Elie and his father? Describe what their job was.
4.) Describe Idek. Who was he? How would you describe him? What did Elie do to him one day that upset him so badly? Who came to Elie’s rescue?
5.) How did Elie avoid having his tooth pulled? Why was he so pleased about keeping his crown?
6.) What ended up happening to the dentist? Why?
7.) What was unusual about the French girl? Where does Elie see her later on in life? What important question does he first ask her then?
8.) Who was Franek? What did he want from Elie? How does Franek end up getting revenge on Elie for not giving him what he wanted immediately?
9.) What did Idek do one day that was considered unusual? What did Elie end up finding on the same day that got him in trouble? How was Elie punished?
10.) What happened with a prisoner and some unattended soup during an American air
raid?
11.) Why were some of the prisoners happy about the air raid, even though the bombs
could have landed on them and killed them?
12.) Why was the first prisoner hung in this chapter? Describe the traditional
ceremony involved in hanging someone.
13.) Describe the second hanging. Why was this one so unusual?
Ch. 5
1.) How does Elie describe God and his belief in God at the beginning of this chapter?
2.) During Yom Kippur, what do the prisoners debate over? Why is this ironic?
3.) What gift did the German’s have for the prisoners for the New Year?
4.) Describe the selection process. What was a musulman?
5.) What advice is given to Elie by the head of the block about selection?
6.) What happens to Elie and his father during the first selection? Who ends up going through a second selection?
7.) What does Elie’s father give to Elie before the second selection? What does Elie call this gift? What ends up happening to Elie’s father after the second selection?
8.) Who was Akiba Drumer? What happens to him? What does he ask of the other
prisoners? Do they honor his request?
9.) When winter arrives, what happens to Elie? What did the doctor say about it? What
ends up happening with this situation?
10.) What rumor begins to circulate after Elie’s operation? Was this good or bad news?
Why? What made this rumor seem more realistic?
11.) What did Elie’s hospital neighbor believe about the arrival of allied forces?
12.) What bad news do the prisoners receive? What choice do Elie and his father make
regarding this news? What ends up happening to those that stay behind in the camp?