Night Sections 4 and 5 Questions

Front

What is Elie’s first impression of the camp at Buna?

Back

It looks like it had suffered an epidemic, empty and dead.

Front

What does the dentist look for in the mouths of the prisoners?

Back

gold

Front

What excuse does Elie give to the dentist so that he won’t take out his gold crown?

Back

He is ill and has a temperature

Front

What part of Elie’s body alone is aware of “the passage of time”?

Back

his stomach

Front

Why does Idek beat Elie’s father? What is Elie’s first reaction as the beating is taking place?

Back

Because he thinks his father is being lazy;Elie doesn't move

Front

What is the punishment Idek gives Elie for leaving the area assigned to him to work?

Back

He is whipped 25 times

Front

Who bombs the camp at Buna?

Back

The Americans

Front

How does the dentist from Warsaw extract Elie’s gold crown?

Back

With a rusty spoon

Front

What makes the hanging of the pipel different from the other hangings the prisoners have witnessed?

Back

Because the pipel suffers and is a child

Front

What is the importance of Rosh Hashanah, according to the text?

Back

The Jewish New Year