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.