test review. during his first night at birkenau, elie witnessed an airplane crash saw a boy who hung...
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Test Review
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During his first night at Birkenau, Elie
Witnessed an airplane crash
Saw a boy who hung himself
Watched a man escape from a prison
Saw children burning in flames
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The job Elie was assigned in Buna was…
Cutting wood for the camp lumberyard
Serving food in the cafeteria
Washing clothes in the camp laundry
Working in an electrical warehouse
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At Gliewitz, the SS officers laughed at the men eating snow because….
The snow contained several types of poison
The officers knew where there was a water well
There was real food available in the bunks
The men were eating off each other’s backs
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Moshe the Beadle returned to the town of Sighet…
To find his hidden treasures
To find a good job
To retrieve his family
To warn the townspeople
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What advice did Stein give Elie and his father at Auschwitz?
He asked them to plan a secret escape route
He suggested giving half their food to the guards
He advised them not to eat the soup
He told them to eat all that they could
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When Elie and his father arrived at Birkenau, an SS officer….
Put the families together in clay huts.
Shot all the children
Killed all the women
Separated the men from the women
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After he saw Elie praying, Moshe the Beadle…
Discussed mathematics and history with him
Asked him how to sing Jewish songs
Showed him how to hunt for deer
Taught him the mysteries of the cabbala
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At Birkenau, an officer _________________ to run the furnaces.
Selected Elie’s uncle
Did not need anyone
Selected Elie’s father
Chose strong men
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Why didn’t Elie’s father agree to move to Palestine with the housekeeper?
His worst enemy lived there
He hated the climate
Elie did not want to move
He said he was too old to run away
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The dentist who is eventually hanged does not pull Elie’s gold tooth because Elie…
Punches him in the nose
Pulls it himself
Gives it to the foreman before the dentist has a chance to pull it
Pretends to be sick
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After the Hungarian police came to Sighet, Elie’s father…..
Destroyed his book of secret plans
Gathered a supply of weapons
Hid Eliezer’s dog in a shed
Buried the family’s valuables
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When the American planes bombed Buna…
Elie felt upset
Elie tried to escape
Elie’s father was injured
Elie was delighted
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In Sighet, the Jews were forced…
To farm for the German officers
To build new houses for Hungarian police
To clean the street gutters
To wear yellow stars
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Eliezer went to the hospital because…
He had a horrible rash
He had pneumonia
He was stabbed by a guard
His foot was swollen
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What did the prisoners do as soon as they were free?
They looked for their families
They traveled to America
They killed an SS officer
They ate bread
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In the railroad car, Madame Schachter….
Thought her baby was sick.
Accused a man of stealing her jewelry
Worried about the train crashing
Screamed about a terrible fire
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When his number was selected, Elie’s father…
Told Elie to try to save him
Told Elie to contact his uncle
Gave Elie some gold coins
Gave Elie a knife and spoon
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When arriving at Birkenau, when Dr. Mengele asked Elie his age and occupation….
He could not speak
He told the truth about his job
He started to sob
He lied about his age
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The dentist at Buna…
Gave secret information to the Jews
Was not really a dentist
Helped some prisoners escape
Looked for gold teeth
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When the train stopped at Birkenau, the Jews…
Ran to a small airport
Looked for a church steeple
Discovered an American tank
Saw a tall chimney
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Elie was beaten with a whip after…
He tried to protect his father from being beaten
He was caught sneaking out of the barracks
He attempted to steal food from the cafeteria
He walked in on Idek and a young Polish girl
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The only time Elie weeps during a hanging is when the victim is….
Elie’s younger sister
A woman
A rabbi from Elie’s village
A young boy
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Elie’s father and Meir Katz save Elie from being…
Shot by a guard
Thrown from the train
Beaten by a Kapo
Strangled by a prisoner
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When the German officer struck Elie’s father for asking where the bathrooms are, Elie
Screamed at him
Began to vomit
Attacked him
Did nothing
TRUE or FALSE?TRUE or FALSE?
After Moshe the Beadle escapes from the Germans, most people ignore his warnings.
TRUE or FALSE?TRUE or FALSE?
Soup always tastes good to Elie, even after the Oberkapo’s pipel is hanged.
TRUE or FALSE?TRUE or FALSE?
Elie’s decision not to remain in the hospital while the camp is being evacuated is a wise one.
TRUE or FALSE?TRUE or FALSE?
When entering a concentration camp, the prisoners must take showers.
TRUE or FALSE?TRUE or FALSE?
Elie lies when he tells Stein that he recently has seen Stein’s family .
TRUE or FALSE?TRUE or FALSE?
The evacuation plans for Buna include those in the hospital.
TRUE or FALSE?TRUE or FALSE?
Through the selection and the evacuation, Elie’s principal goal is not to be separated from his father.
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Dr. Mengele conducts the selection.
TRUE or FALSE?TRUE or FALSE?
Elie’s father is chosen in the selection.
TRUE or FALSE?TRUE or FALSE?
In the hospital, Elie has his foot amputated.
petrified
console
condemned
indifferent
devoid
Completely lacking
sentenced to a punishment
Stun or paralyze with terror
Soothe, comfort
Having no interest or concern
Match each vocabulary word on the left with its definition on the right
reassurance
perilous
emaciated
manacle
crucible
Container for cooking at high heat
Abnormal thinness caused by starvation or disease
Restoration of confidence
dangerous
To handcuff
ghetto
revelation
wizened
queue
bestial
Behaving like an animal
Dry, shrunken, wrinkled
A section of the city where Jews were forced to live
Making known or communicating a
divine truth
Waiting line
How old is Elie at the beginning of the book? At the end?
Elie is 12 at the beginning of the book. He is 16 at the end.
Describe Elie’s reaction to the hanging of the pipel. How did they differ from the reaction to the hanging of the adult prisoners?
Elie was upset when the pipel was hanged. When the adult prisoners
were hanged, he seemed indifferent.
When the prisoners celebrate Yom Kippur, what does Elie choose not to do? Why does he make this decision?
Elie chooses not to fast. He makes this decision because his father
asks him not to and to rebel against God.
How does Elie’s father die?
He dies of dysentery. He is also beaten by both prisoners and an officer.
How long did the train ride to Buchenwald take?
The trip to Buchenwald took 12 days.
How have Elie’s feelings about God changed since his captivity began?
In the beginning, Elie had great faith in God. He believed that everything
would be alright. As the book progressed, Elie lost faith in God
and couldn’t understand why he let these horrible things happen to the
Jews.