Chapter 8 Questions

1. How does Wiesel treat his father during the journey to Buchenwald and later during
   his dad's illness? How does Wiesel’s link to his father affect his will to survive? Elie had a close relationship with his during the journey to Buchenwald not until they got there. Elie took care of his dying father, but had thoughts of not to. He decided to not take care of him instead but then he felt ashamed if he did so. Elie did what his father wanted him to do and that was bring him water.
   
2. 
   Given their life or death situation, do you believe Wiesel’s attitude toward his father was understandable?
   Explain your reactions One of their life and death situations was when they were resting. They would soon face death if they dared slept for a very long time. A few hours of sleep meant sleeping forever, because they might not even wake up anymore. They struggled to keep themselves awake at some time,
   
3. Elie weeps (cries) several times in the book; explain when and why. Explain one time he does not weep when it would be expected. Elie wept when he got separated from his father during the selection. That one time when he didn't cry was when his father died. Not one drop of tear fell from his sunken eyes. One thing that was in his mind was that he was finally free. Free at last. he could now think of himself and no other.
   
4. 
   What feelings and thoughts went through your mind as you read about Wiesel’s final experiences
   as a German prisoner? What would you say if you could talk to him about this time in
   his life? What would you want him to explain to you? My thoughts would be how can they survive such a thing and what made him survive the holocaust. If i was in his place I would just die then suffer. Suffer from exhaustion and starvation. I would ask Elie if there was a time when he just felt like giving up.

Part 2.

1. What fascinated Elie,why? The idea of having a hot bath fascinated Elie.
   
2. 2.Was it easy to take showers, describe? It wasn't easy to take showers, because everyone was so crowded and out of line.
   
3. 3.Describe how the father is now, what can you say about his spirit and his will to live, how has it changed? Example Elie's father wanted to give up so easily in this chapter. His spirit and will to live went down.
   
4. 4.Why does elie mean he says, “ I felt that I was not arguing with him, but with death itself.”? Elie meant that he wasn't talking to his dad, but death because death has come for his father. Death was right in front of him.
   
5. 5.Why was elie ashamed of? What was he thinking about? Elie was ashamed of having two rations of bread all to himself, and for thinking of letting his father just die.
   
6. 6.What didn’t father eat anything? Elie's father was too weak to even eat anything.
   
7. 7.Describe what is happening to Elie’s father. Elie's father was getting weaker day by day until he got a very high fever. He was slowly dying in his deathbed,
   
8. 8.How are you suppose to live in a concentration camp? i would try my best to avoid any obstacles and I guess just try to survive.
   
9. 9.What was the last memory of elie’s father? The last word that Elie heard from his father was his name which he didn't even respond to. His last memories weren't at all good.
   
10. 10.What happened to Elie’s father? Elie's father was taken away into the crematory so he eventually died.
    
11. 11.Did elie cry? Why or why not? Elie did not cry when his father was taken away. He didn't even shed one single tear.
    
12. 12.What does he mean “free at last”? Elie meant that he only had to think of himself and not his father.
    

Chapter 8 Vocabulary Words

• emerged- v. to come forth into view or notice, as from concealment or obscurity
• Sentence- The man emerged from his house.
  
• hillock- n. a small hill.
• Sentence- The crematories were located on the hillock.
  
• timid- adj. lacking in self-assurance, courage, or bravery; easily alarmed; timorous; shy.
• Sentence- I asked for help from my teach in a timid voice.
  
• tiers- n. one of a series of rows or ranks rising one behind or above another, as of seats in an amphitheater, boxes in a theater, guns in a man-of-war, or oars in an ancient galley
• Each Jews were lined up in tiers.
  
• beseeching- v. to implore urgently
• Sentence- Elie besought his father to get up.
  
• livid- adj. having a discolored, bluish appearance caused by a bruise, congestion of blood vessels, strangulation, etc., as the face, flesh, hands, or nails.
• Sentence- Elie's father were livid, because he was weak.
  
• dysentery- n. an infectious disease marked by inflammation and ulceration of the lower part of the bowels, with diarrhea that becomes mucous and hemorrhagic
• Elie's father was ill, because he had dysentery.
  
• invalids- n. an infirm or sickly person.
• Sentence- The invalids were sent to the crematories.
  
• feverish- adj. pertaining to, of the nature of, or resembling fever
• Sentence- As Elie spoke to his father, he had a feverish like voice.
  
• spasmodically- adj. pertaining to or of the nature of a spasm; characterized by spasms.
• Sentence- Elie's spasmodically voice wore off.
  
• summons- n. an authoritative command, message, or signal by which one is summoned.
• Sentence- Elie summoned another side of him that he was ashamed to show.
  
• conscience- n. the complex of ethical and moral principles that controls or inhibits the actions or thoughts of an individual
• Sentence- Elie still helped his father, because his conscience was bothering him.
  
• delirious- adj. affected with or characteristic of delirium.
• Sentence- She was delirious at the news that she heard.
  
• pleaded- v. to appeal or entreat earnestly
• Sentence- I pleaded for forgiveness.
  
• cauldrons- n. a large kettle or boiler.
• Sentence- Soup was made in the cauldrons.
  

Chapter 7 Questions

Part 1.

1. How did Elie again help his father when they were on the train? Elie tried to wake his father up since the SS officers were going to throw him up since they mistaken him to be dead.
   
2. Describe the scene Elie witnessed between the father and son. The father's son laid by him, and his father asked if he still remembers him and tells him he has bread for him too. The old man died, and his son searched him looking for the piece of bread and once he found it, he devoured it.
   
3. How many got out of the wagon? Where had they arrived? A dozen of them had got out of the wagon. They arrived at Buchenwald.
   
4. Explain how the father/son roles had been reversed in the case of Elie and his father? Elie and his father had been close throughout the whole book either emotionally especially when they were separated.
   
5. Imagine being in Elie's position or the fathers position during this chapter, Tell me what you are going through and how would you handle it, feel, react, behave, or be!!! ( 7 sentences)
   If i was in Elie's position i would go through trying to help keep my father keep up with me. i wouldn't want my father to give up. Nor do i want to survive alone, especially when I don't know if my mother or sisters are still alive. I don't want to be the only one in my family to survive.

Part 2.

1. Describe the setting. It was another cold day. Corpses everywhere. everyone was crowded trying to stay warm.
   
2. 2.What do you think Elie meant when he said, “ to die today or tomorrow. What is the difference?” it made no difference whether they died today or tomorrow, because he thinks they're still going to die anyways especially in their conditions.
   
3. 3.If his father was to die, do you think elie would have the motivation to live? If his father I don't think theres going to be a reason for Elie to live for he cant live without his father.
   
4. 4.What did the people do with the dead bodies? The people threw the dead bodies on the snow so the corpses can be buried beneath the snow.
   
5. 5.Describe how life was like in this chapter for them. Give examples. Their life was hard in this chapter. Probably one of the easiest since they didn't have to march. They were mostly in the wagon crowded among the dead and the alive.
   
6. 6.What happened when a piece of bread was thrown into a wagon? The Jews would fight for the piece of bread that was thrown into the wagon.
   
7. 7.How do the german’s react to the stampede? The Germans didn't react at all at the stampede.
   
8. 8.The son that let his father die over a piece of bread, what was he behaving like? Why do you think people were acting this way? The son that let his father die over a piece of bread was so selfish. he acted like a complete monster.
   
9. 9.How old is elie now in this chapter? Elie was 15 years old in the chapter.
   
10. 10.Being his age and all things that are happening to him, could you relate to his feeling and troubles?
11. 11.Who was Meir Katz? Describe him. Meir Katz was a friend of his father. He used to work as a gardener at Buna and would occasionally bring them vegetables. He had been put in charge of the wagon, because he was more vigorous.
    
12. 12.Who attacked Elie, why? An unknown man attacked Elie.
    
13. 13.What was this journey like for all the Jews…describe it. Many Jews died on this journey, due to lack of food and water. The weather also mad a bad impact on the Jews during this journey. Many of them just slept forever.
    
14. 14.Where did they arrive to? They arrived at Buchenwald.
    
15. 15.Make a prediction about the next chapter, do you think father or Elie will dies? i think on the next chapter they're still going to struggle but not for long. Rescue will be on its way soon. I don't think Elie and father dies in this chapter.

Chapter 7 Vocabulary Words

• indifference- n. lack of interest or concern
• Sentence- We were shocked by her indifference of poverty.
  
• distinguish- v. to mark off as different (often fol. by from or by)
• Sentence- He was distinguished from the other boys by his height.
  
• halt- v. to stop; cease moving, operating, etc., either permanently or temporarily
• Sentence- They halted to a stop to get a drink of water.
  
• inert- adj. having no inherent power of action, motion, or resistance
• Sentence- The weak prisoners were inert to even do anything else.
  
• spectacle- n. anything presented to the sight or view, esp. something of a striking or impressive kind
• Sentence- The stars make a fine spectacle tonight.
  
• vitality- n. exuberant physical strength or mental vigor:
• Sentence- An extraordinary vitality had seized the men.
  
• spectators- n. a person who looks on or watches; onlooker; observer.
• Sentence- A crowd of workmen and curious spectators had collected along the train.
  
• disengage- v. to release from attachment or connection; loosen; unfasten
• Sentence- I had to disengage the clutch when I was driving.
  
• grimace- n. a facial expression, often ugly or contorted, that indicates disapproval, pain, etc.
• Sentence- The Red army were surprised to see a lot of grimace faces.
  
• loomed- n. a hand-operated or power-driven apparatus for weaving fabrics, containing harnesses, lay, reed, shuttles, treadles, etc.
• Sentence- My grandmother had a loom used for weaving.
  
• convoy- n. a ship, fleet, group of vehicles, etc., accompanied by a protecting escort
• Sentence-
  
• cargo- n. a ship, fleet, group of vehicles, etc., accompanied by a protecting escort
• Sentence-
  
• livid- adj. having a discolored, bluish appearance caused by a bruise, congestion of blood vessels, strangulation, etc., as the face, flesh, hands, or nails.
• Sentence-
  
• wailing- v. to utter a prolonged, inarticulate, mournful cry, usually high-pitched or clear-sounding, as in grief or suffering
• Sentence-I wailed from pain after I hurt myself.
  
• Buchenwald- n. site of a former Nazi concentration camp in central Germany, near Weimar.
• Sentence- Buchenwald was the concentration camp for Jews.
  

Chapter 6 Vocabulary Words

• faltering- v. to hesitate or waver in action, purpose, intent, etc.; give way
• Sentence- The prisoners marched through the icy wind without faltering.
  
• automatons- n. a mechanical figure or contrivance constructed to act as if by its own motive power; robot
• Sentence- As the prisoners were walking, they looked like automatons.
  
• midst- n. the position of anything surrounded by other things or parts, or occurring in the middle of a period of time, course of action, etc
• Sentence- I was in the midst of the crowd.
  
• famished- adj. extremely hungry:
• Sentence- Elie was famished from the long walk.
  
• parched- v. to make extremely, excessively, or completely dry, as heat, sun, and wind do.
• Sentence- The prisoners throat were all parched, because they were dehydrated.
  
• indeterminate- adj. not determinate; not precisely fixed in extent; indefinite; uncertain
• Sentence- A light of indeterminate light showed on the horizon.
  
• illusion- n. something that deceives by producing a false or misleading impression of reality
• Sentence- Elie had an illusion of a soft comfy bed.
  
• condemned- v. to express an unfavorable or adverse judgment on; indicate strong disapproval of; censure.
• Sentence- The Jews were condemned of what was happening.
  
• withered- v. to shrivel; fade; decay
• Sentence- The grapes had withered on the vine.
  
• petrified- v. to convert into stone or a stony substance.
• Sentence- Eliezer's fathers eyes were petrified from hunger.
  
• distress- n. great pain, anxiety, or sorrow; acute physical or mental suffering; affliction; trouble
• Sentence- I was distressed because of my incomplete assignments.
  
• privation- n. lack of the usual comforts or necessaries of life
• Sentence- His life of privation began to affect his health.
  
• staggering- adj. tending to stagger or overwhelm
• Sentence- A staggering amount of money required in the initial investment.
  
• encumbrance- n. something that encumbers; something burdensome, useless, or superfluous; burden; hindrance
• Sentence- Poverty was a lifelong encumbrance.
  
• semblance- n. outward aspect or appearance
• Sentence- The Jews had a semblance of a corpse during the Holocaust.
  
• jostled- v. to bump, push, shove, brush against, or elbow roughly or rudely.
• Sentence- The crowd jostled during the protest.
  
• bereaved- adj. (of a person) greatly saddened at being deprived by death of a loved one.
• Sentence- My mother was bereaved by my grandmother's death.
  
• rabbi- n. a title of respect for a Jewish scholar or teacher
• Sentence- All Jews showed respect to a rabbi.
  

Chapter 6 Questions

Part 1.
1. One of the things that I disgust in this chapter are the SS officers. Why do they disgust me? Well because I hate the way they treat the Jews. They've turned the Jews into marching robots or in other words automatons. The last person I disgust during the chapter was a polish lad named Zalman. He disgust me, because he stopped to take number 2 and got killed. I know its sad, but it was gross at the same time.

2. I think the rabbi's son was so mean in leaving his father behind. He could've at least tried helping him, but instead chose to leave him. i dont think this incident doesnt change Elie's relationship towards his father, because in his mind, Elie hopes he doesnt turn out like the rabbi's son. Elie would never leave his beloved father behind. I dont think Elie would ever leave his father, because he would always go out looking for him whenever hes not by his side or when his father is about to give up. The rabbi's son probably abandoned him, because he was selfish and he didnt want to die. If i were in his place I wouldve at least tried helping. I would want my loved one and I to survive together. if one of us lost hope, I would just give up and die with that person. I wouldnt want to lose a loved one, and I would never fight for food over a loved one.

3. I think the quote, "Master of the Universe" means that God controls the fate and destiny of many people. " God knows what I would not havr given for a few moments of sleep. But deep down, I felt that to sleep would mean to die. And something within me revolted against death. All round me death was moving in, silently, without violence. It would seize upon some sleeping being, enter into him, and consume him bit by bit. Next to me there was someone trying to wake up his neighbor, his brother, perhaps, or a friend. In vain. Dis couraged in the attempt, the man lay down in his turn, next to the corpse, and slept too. Who was there to wake him up? Stretching out an arm, I touched him." Elie tried his best not to sleep, because if he slept for a second he might just end up sleeping the whole time. Sleeping means death to them.

Part 2.

1. What would happen to someone who stopped runing? If someone stopped running, they would get shot and killed.
   
2. 2.Who was Zalman? What happened to him? Zalman was a young Polish lad who had been working in the electrical warehouse at Buna. He was suddenly seized by a stomach cramp and stopped to ease the pain.
   
3. 3.What keeps elie running? What motives him to keep going? His father was the only person that kept him motivated to keep going.
   
4. 4.Describe the setting of this chapter. The setting of this was chapter was that it was really icy cold and it was snowing.
   
5. 5.Describe what elie feels about faith now. Elie feels that his faith was beginning to seize him. He feels that it was his time since he was so weak and cannot go on.
   
6. 6.How many miles have they marched already? The Jews marched 42 miles already since they left.
   
7. 7.Describe what it was like to finally take a break. What did they do, how was it? Elie was relieved that they finally took a break after hours and hours of marching. The Jews slept for awhile, but they didn't sleep for long.
   
8. 8.What did father and Elie do to keep from fallig asleep? Father and Elie went outside so they wouldn't fall asleep, since the shed and snow was so comfortable.
   
9. 9.Give me an example where his father still looks after elie. One example where his father still looks after Elie was when he was trying to prevent Elie from sleeping.
   
10. 10.Who is rabbi eliahou, who was he looking for, what happened? Rabbi Eliahou was the rabbi of a small Polish community. He was looking for his son that had left him.
    
11. 11.What do you think about Eliahou’s son, what would you have done? I think his son was really mean to leave his father behind. Not only was he mean, but he was also selfish. I don't get why he would leave his father behind. If i was in his place I wouldn't leave him. I would just try try to help him so we could survive together.
    
12. 12.How was Elie’s wounded foot? Did he continue to run? Elie;s wounded foot no longer hurt him. His foot has gotten numb from the snow. He continued to run, because he could no longer feel his foot's pain.
    
13. 13.Who did Elie crush? How was he?? Elie crushed Juliek. Juliek was fine who was worn out especially when they was hardly any air, and his feet were swollen.
    
14. 14.Where did they stay at for 3 days? What was it like? Easy, nice…. The Jews stayed at Gleiwtiz for three days. Their stay over there wasn't good at all, because they didn't get any food or drink.
    
15. 15.What happened during the separation of Elie and his father? Elie tried to run after his father, but was soon shouted to get back to where he was from an SS officer.

Chapter 5 Questions

Part 1.
1. Ellie wondered why should he bless Him. Him who had thousands of children burned in His pits. The one who kept six crematories working night and day. The one who created Auschwitz, Birkenau, and Buna. Ellie doesn't know why should he say, " Blessed art Thou, Eternal, Master of the Universe, Who chose us from among the races to be tortured day and night, to see our fathers, our mothers, our brothers, end in the crematory? Praised be thy Holy Name, Thou Who hast chosen us to be butchered on Thine altar." Ellie believed he was the accuser and he accused God of all that is happening.

2. Ellie and his father has been separated into different units. Even though they're separated, they still have a strong relationship. Ellie fears that his father isn't going to make it through. From this I can tell that Ellie is worried over his father. His relationship between him and his father changed in a way, because they became closer. As far as I know I don't have a relationship with someone who I can depend on and will sacrifice anything for me, because I don't really depend on other people. I'm an independent young woman.

3. On pg. 68 Ellie faces death. The death he faced was called selection. Selection is when the prisoners each had to run as fast as they can, and if they are considered weak, then their number gets written down, and unfortunately they get killed. i think this was death for Ellie, because he was running for his life, proving the officers he wasn't a weak one. i think Ellie's survival was just luck, because he tried his best to run as fast as he can.

4. Three Vocabulary Words
functionaries- n. a person who functions in a specified capacity, esp. in government service
Sentence- There were functionaries outside of the building.
crippled- n. a person who is disabled or impaired in any way: a
Sentence- The man has been crippled since birth.
pits- n. a naturally formed or excavated hole or cavity in the ground
Sentence- The pits were created by erosion.

Part 2.

1. How was the day different of any other? (Rosh Hashanah) The day was different than of any other, because the Jewish year was nearly over, and it was the last day.
   
2. Find 3 examples that show that Elie’s faith is questioned. The three examples as quoted in the book that Elie's faith is questioned are, "What are you my God, compared to this afflicted crowd, proclaiming to You their faith." Whqat does Your greatness mean, Lord of the universe, in the face of all this weakness, this decomposition decay, and this decay?" Why do You still trouble their sick minds, their crippled bodies?"
   
3. How was the solemn service? Ten thousand men attended the solemn service. The service was about God, and its questions. The service had ended with the Kaddish.
   
4. What was Yom Kippur? Yom Kippur was the day of atonement.
   
5. Why does Elie not fast? Elie didn't fast, because he wanted to please his father, since his father had forbidden him to do so.
   
6. Why do you think he has a feeling of great void? I think Elie had a great void, because he no longer accepted God's silence, and he wanted to rebel and protest against him.
   
7. Where was Elie transferred to?What was his new job? Elie had been transferred to another unit where he had to work 12 hours a day just dragging heavy blocks of stone.
   
8. What do the SS man do when they found a weak one? When an SS officer find a weak one, they write that weak one's number, and then that prisoner faces death.
   
9. Describe what selection is like? Prisoners had to undress, then they get check by the doctor. lastly one by one they run as fast as they can, if their too weak, their number gets written down.
   
10. Who was Dr. Mengele? Dr. Mengele, who checked prisoners, and wrote their numbers down if they were chosen as the weak ones.
    
11. Why was his dad in panic? Elie's father was in panic, because his number has been written down.
    
12. What was the inheritance? Why would he need those things? The inheritance that Elie received from his father was his knife and spoon. The things can be useful for Elie in the near future.
    
13. Did his dad leave? Who was not so lucky with the selection? Elie's father did not leave, but he tried catching up with the other group. Akkiba Drumer was the victim of selection.
    
14. What is going on with his foot? Elie's foot began to swell because of the cold.
    
15. What journey were they going to go on? The camp was going to be mined, so the prisoners had to evacuate.
    
16. Why do they wash/clean their area before leaving? They washed their area clean before leaving so no evidence would be present of their crime.
    
17. Based upon this chapter, how can you describe Elie's dad, his attitude, and his relationship with his son? Examples. Elie's dad lost hope, since he thinks hes weak. His father also doesn't have confidence. He gave Elie his knife and spoon, because he cares about his son, and he thinks Elie would need it more than he would.
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? A doctor meets Elie in the hospital and tells Elie the news and what was happening outside the hospital. Elie didn't stay in the hospital to heal, because he wanted to go out and look for his father,
    

Chapter 4 Question

Part 1.
All the prisoners who witnessed the child strangled on the noose, because they weren't used to seeing that horrible scene. The child was too young and innocent for something so horrible to happen to him that way. When Ellie witnessed this, he finally came to believe that there was no God. No God existed, because if God existed why would he let an innocent child be hanged on the gallows. Ellie asked, "Where is he?" , then someone answers, "He is here hanging on the gallows." I think this quote meant that God was there with them, because the kid was still alive struggling between life and death. This incident is going to confuse Ellie's faith in God, because at the moment he doesn't believe tat God exist.

# 1.Describe their person in charge of the tent. The person in charge of their tent was strong, well built, broad shouldered man. He had frizzled hair, and he looked like a kind man.
# 2.Which camp was known to be the best? Buna was known to be the best camp.
# 3.Why do you think they need to stay in quarantine? i think the prisoners had to stay in quarantine for medical and inspection purposes.
# 4.What does he need to give up to get into a better unit? Does he, why or why not. In order for Ellie to get into a good unit, he had to give up his shoes. At first he refused to give his shoes, but gave it later on for exchange for nothing.
# 5.What was the dentist doing? Why? The dentist was looking for gold teeth so he can remove them.
# 6.Who is Juliek? Juliek was a bespectacled Pole with a cynical smile on his pale face.
# 7.Describe what Elie group’s job was? Eli group's job was to count bolts, bulbs, and small electrical fittings.
# 8.Who were Tossi ad Tibi? Tossi and Tibi were two brothers. They were Czechs whos parents had been exterminated at Birkenau.
# 9.Who was Alphonse, describe. Alphones was a Jew who was a young man with an aged face. He was devoted to the cause of "his" block. He would also organize cauldron of soup for the young ones, the weak, all those who were hungry ,when he had time
# 10.Without any toothache why was Ellie taken to the dentist? Ellie was taken to the dentist, because he had a gold crown on his tooth.
# 11.Did the dentist get what he wanted? Why or why not? The dentist didnt get what he wanted, because Ellie kept making up excuses that he wasnt feeling well. Then after a few days the dentist was thrown in prison for running his own private dentist for golds teeth.
# 12.What happened with Idek and Elie? What kind of person is Idek? Ellie and Idek got into a violent fight. Ellie wasnt in the right place in the right time. Idek was having a bad day so he took his anger out on Ellie since he got in his way.
# 13.Who was the girl? What does she do for him? The girl was French. She had slipped some bit of bread in his hand.
# 14.Why do you think Elie had no pity for his dad when he was getting beat? Elli had no pity for his father getting beaten, because he was angry for his father not knowing how to avoid Idek's outbreak.
# 15.How does he lose his gold crown? The dentist from Warsaw pulled out his crowned tooth with a rusty spoon.
# 16.What was Elie’s consequence for walking in on Idek and a girl? Idek threatened Ellie for walking in on him and the girl. Ellie's punishment was getting whipped.
# 17.Why didn’t people escape during the raids? People didn't escape during the raids, because the SS had orders to kill anyone found outside the blocks.
# 18.Were they afraid during the bombing? Why? No they weren't afraid during the bombings, because they weren't afraid of death.
# 19.Where is god is questioned during the hanging. How does Elie respond to that? God was questioned when an innocent child was hanged. Ellie lost his faith in God.
# 20.Do you think his religion faith is dying too? Yes I think Ellie's religion faith is dying as well since he doesn't believe God exist.
# 21.What do the death of innocents represent to him? The death

Chapter 3 Vocabulary Words

# 1.Petrified- v. to benumb or paralyze with astonishment, horror, or other strong emotion
Sentence- Ellie and the prisoners were petrified at what they had seen.
# 2.existence- n. continuance in being or life; life
Sentence- Some Jews didnt know the existence of Auswhitz.
# 3.Monocle- n. an eyeglass for one eye.
Sentence- Dr. Mengele wore a monocle.
# 4.Crematory- n. a place, as a funeral establishment, at which cremation is done.
Sentence- Crematories were built so the dead bodies of Jews can turn into ashes.
# 5.Agony- n. extreme and generally prolonged pain; intense physical or mental suffering
Sentence- Ellie didnt want to die in the slow agony of the flames.
# 6.Humanity- n. all human beings collectively; the human race; humankind.
Sentence- Ellie's father believed that humanity is not concerned with them and their sufferings.
# 7.Convulsively- adj.of the nature of or characterized by convulsions or spasms.
Sentence- Ellie father's body was shaking convulsively.
# 8.Wreaths- n. any ringlike, curving, or curling mass or formation
Sentence- Wreaths of smoke rose up from the crematories.
# 9.Nocturnal- adj. done, occurring, or coming at night
Sentence- Bats are nocturnal animals, because they only come out at night.
# 10.Bestial- adj. without reason or intelligence; brutal; inhuman
Sentence- There were so many bestial brutality in the extermination and concentration camps.
# 11.Threshold- n. the entrance to a house or building.
Sentence- The prisoners all believed that they were on the threshold of death.
# 12.Lucidity- adj. easily understood; completely intelligible or comprehensible
Sentence- Ellie lucidity seemed to believe that there were souls ondemned to wander through space till the generations of man came to an end.
# 13.Oblivion- n. official disregard or overlooking of offenses; pardon; amnesty
Sentence- The souls seeked oblivion.
# 14.Harangued- n.a scolding or a long or intense verbal attack; diatribe
Sentence- An SS offcier harangued the prisoners with a speech.
# 15.Convalescent- adj. of or pertaining to convalescence or convalescing persons
Sentence- The SS officer said that Auschwitz was not a convalescent home.
# 16.Colic- n. paroxysmal pain in the abdomen or bowels.
Sentence- The baby suffered from colic, so the dad found a comfortable position for the baby.
# 17.Clout- n.a blow, esp. with the hand; cuff
Sentence- The gypsy dealt with Ellie's father with such a clout.
# 18.reverie- n. a state of dreamy meditation or fanciful musing
Sentence- Ellie had a reverie when he was outside.
# 19.Compulsory- adj. required; mandatory; obligatory
Sentence- In the United States education is compulsory.
# 20.disperse- v.to drive or send off in various directions; scatter
Sentence- The officers holding the whips dispersed the whole crowd.

Chapter 3 Questions

Part 1.
Elie soon began to accuse God for their suffering. The Jews in the concentration camp all had lost their faith in God. They asked themselves who god would let them suffer so terrible. They asked themselves, " Where is their merciful God?" Since they all didn't believe that God wasn't with them in the camp, they suddenly stopped praying. Praying was useless to them. There was no God in the camp that would help them in their misery. They were all surrounded by death, with no way out. Not even a prayer. Nothing. A time or experience I had when my faith helped me go through a hard time was when I was going through depression. I thought to myself its going to be all right, because I thought of everything as an obstacle that I had to go through life. Everybody goes through it. God will always be there with you.

Part 2.
Since Ellie and the other prisoners were exposed to the horrible inhumanity of the Nazis, they've been transformed to self respected individuals to obediant animal like automatons. This transformation took place when Ellie and the other prisoners seen what the Nazi's can do to them. As quoted in the book, " 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?" Ellie began to lose faith in God, and he was filled with anger towards him. He thinks he has nothing to thank for. He blames God for all that is happening. The time when my faith has been striped away from me was when I had enough from what I going through. People's mean comments and cruel words which brung my self esteem down.


Part 3.
The Jews obey people whom are capable of destroying them, because they would want to try to survive the whole thing. If they don't obey the Nazi authorities, they're going to get killed, because they weren't doing what they were suppose to do.They did what they were told.Faced every obstacles they had to go through in order for them to survive hell. They weren't able to team up, because they were weak compared to the Nazis. They were going to lose and get beaten by the Nazis whom were much powerful.

Chapter 2 Questions

Part 1.
The worst possible place or situation that I've ever been in was learning to accept that my relationship was over. It was one of the worst, because out of all the guys I've dated, he was the second guy I loved. I would have never thought it was going to end this way. There was no one to be blamed but myself, and my stupid actions which had led me to some painful consequences, in which I call karma. I consider this situation one of my worst, because until now I still cant accept and believe everything. I would never want to be in this situation anymore. The feeling is so unbearable. This situation made me learn my lesson. NEVER love a person with all your heart. Your going to face some emotional consequences at the end.

Part 2.

1. How was the ride, comfortable? Describe. The ride wasnt at all comfortable, because the heat became so unbearable. There was very little air, and everyone was getting tortured by thirst.
   
2. What did the Hungarian interpreter say? The Hungarian police said that they were under the authority of the German army. Everyone who still have gold, silver, or watches in their possession had to give them all up. Anyone who is found with their valuables would be shot at the spot. The second other thing he said as that anyone who is ill had to go to the hospital car.
   
3. What will happen to someone who escapes? iI anyone escapes everyone else in the wagon would be all shot due to that one person who had escaped.
   
4. Describe Madame Schachlter, what was she like in the cart? Madame Schachlter as a woman 50 years old. She had two sons and a husband. Madame Schachlter had gone out of her mind. She was a crazy hysterical woman on the cart, because she had been separated from her husband and eldest son.
   
5. What did she scream, why? Madame screamed "Fire! I can see a fire! I can see fire!" , because she had gone out of her mind.
   
6. How did the people respond to her madness? People still tried to take care of her even though she was crazy. Then since they couldn't take it no longer, they tied her mouth and gagged her mouth so make her be quiet. Then they also tortured her.
   
7. Where did they arrive to at the station? The Jews arrived at Auschwitz.
   
8. What were the conditions like? The conditions were good. Families weren't going to get separated. The young people were to work in factories while the elders would be on the field.
   
9. What was happening to Madame? Madame had stayed in her corner the whole time, indifferent from the other people.
   
10. When they arrived to final destination, what did see and smell? When they had reached their final destination, they smelled burning flesh all around.
    
11. Find an image to represent this chapter. In this chapter the image I used was a corpse.
    

Chapter 1 Questions

Part 1.
The author uses death throughout the whole story. He uses death, because millions of Jews faces death in the story. The Holocaust was the genocide and persecution of approximately six million European Jews. The Holocaust was death to many Jews. The author uses a deep depressing tone, which makes us feel how the Jews felt.

Part 2.

1. Who is Moche the beadle? Describe him. Moshe the Beadle was a poor man, but he still lived humbly. He was a man of all work at a Hasidic synagogue.
   
2. Who is Elie and what is he like? Ellie is the narrator of the story. He was a religious young boy.
   
3. What evidence shows that he is very religious? What are his studies? Elli would study the Talmud, and at night he would run to the synagogue and weep over the destruction of the Temple.
   
4. What is going on in the country at the time? During that time in their country, they expelled all the foreign Jews from Sighet. They were crammed into cattle trains by Hungarian police.
   
5. What were some signs showing that trouble was ahead? Moshe the Beadle came back telling all people what had happened to him and many other Jews. One of their friends, Berkovitz, told them that the Jews were living in fear and terror. There were anti- Semitic incidents everyday. The Fascists were destroying many Jewish shops and synagogues.
   
6. List the things that happened after the leaders of Jewish community were arrested. After the leaders of the Jewish community were arrested, the Jews were not allowed to leave their houses for three days straight. Hungarian police busted into all the Jews homes. Every Jew had to wear the yellow star which indicates them as a Jew. The Jews were not allowed to go to restuarants/cafes, to travel on the railway, to attend synagogues, and to go after six o clock.
   
7. What were the Jews asked to do after father came home? Father came back home with bad news. He informed them that all the Jews had to leave.
   
8. What could they bring with them? The Jews were able to bring their own personal belongings. A bag in their backs, some food, and a few clothes.
   
9. Describe the mood of the community. The mood of the community was of confusion. They went all day cooking and getting ready for when its their time to leave.
   
10. What did his mom keep repeating? Why? Ellie's mom kept repeating, "we must keep going, we must keep going. " She probably said this so she can motivate her family's view.
    
11. Where were all the people sent to? The story doesn't specifically state where all the people were being sent to.
    
12. Where did Weisel’s family go? Weisel's family were sent into a small ghetto, until it was their turn for their final destination. Out of all the Jews in their neighborhood, they were the last ones to leave.
    
13. How was the travel like? Comfortable 4 stars ?hotel? Describe in detail. Their travel wasn't at all good. They had to stand for long hours on the hot blazing sun. A few loaves of bread were left for their trip, and some buckets of water.
    
14. What was confusing so far in the story? The story wasn't at all confusing so far.
    

Chapter 2 Vocabulary Words.

• Provisions- n. a supply or stock of something needed.
• Sentence- The Jews had a few of provisions left on their trip.
• Bitterness- adj. causing pain; piercing; stinging
• Sentence- The Germans had a bitterness look to them when it came to the Jews.
• Hysterical - adj. irrational from fear, emotion, or an emotional shock
• Sentence- The lady lost her son so she became hysterical.
• Pious- adj. having or showing a dutiful spirit of reverence for God or an earnest wish to fulfill religious obligations
• Sentence- Madame Schachter's husband was a pious man.
• Anguish- v. to suffer, feel, or exhibit anguish: to anguish over the loss of a loved one.
• Sentence- The little boy lived an anguish life with his mother.
• Console- v. to alleviate or lessen the grief, sorrow, or disappointment of; give solace or comfort
• Sentence- Only her friends could console her when her boyfriend broke up with her.
• Monotonous-adj. having very little inflection; limited to a narrow pitch range.
• Sentence- Doing the same thing everyday is so monotonous.
• Scouring- v. to remove dirt, grease, etc., from or to cleanse or polish by hard rubbing, as with a rough or abrasive material
• Sentence- The only thing I did at work was scour the sink.
• Truncheons- n. a staff representing an office or authority; baton
• Sentence- The police officer used it truncheon to hit the criminal who tried attacking him.
• Auschwitz-n. a town in SW Poland: site of Nazi concentration camp during World War I
• Sentence- Millions of Jews were sent to Auschwitz.