Night Pg. 47-65: Identity and indifference

What are TWO things people try to take away from Eliezer?

• His hair

• His gold crown

• His shoes

• His clothes

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Who eventually takes away his gold crown?

• Idek the Kapo

• Franek the Polish foreman

• The "Aryan Frenchwoman"

• The dentist

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The dentist was caught dealing with prisoners' teeth and was sentenced to be hanged. How does Eliezer feel and why?

• He feels sorry because he is still a person.

• He feels regret because his gold crown could have saved the dentist.

• He feels pleased because it meant that his gold crown was safe.

• He feels shocked because it was the fist hanging he ever witnessed.

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Why does Eliezer describe himself as a "famished stomach"? Choose THREE.

• Because he was willing to sacrifice a man's life if it meant he could keep his gold crown, which would be useful to trade bread or more.

• Because his only way of telling time was whether his stomach was rumbling.

• Because the only thing that mattered to him anymore was food.

• Because the SS officers would starve them for weeks on end.

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Idek the Kapo was seen venting his fury THREE times in this section. Which three were those?

• When in a warehouse, Eliezer stumbled upon a secret of Idek's that he wasn't supposed to know.

• When Idek wanted Eliezer's crown but he was not willing to give it.

• When Eliezer just happened to be in Idek's path when he was furious.

• When Eliezer's father just happened to be in Idek's path when he suddenly got angry.

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The book mentions in detail two hangings, but tells readers that he witnessed many others. Why are these two hangings important to him and how do they differ from all the others?

• They were hangings where he felt two extremes.

• They were both hangings that shook him to his core.

• They were both used to show how he did not care about who was hanged as long as it wasn't him.

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Choose the correct descriptions of the TWO people being hanged that Eliezer specifically mentions.

• A young boy from Warsaw who was condemned to death because he stole during an air raid.

• The man from Block 37 who tried to drink the soup from a cauldron.

• The pipel who happened to be under an Oberkapo suspected of sabotage.

• The dentist who stole prisoner's teeth for his own gain.

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Elizer is depicted to struggle with his identity when it comes to his father. Choose the TWO scenarios in which his identity as his father's son was tested.

• When his father was beaten up by Idek, he blamed his father for being in Idek's way

• When Franek tried to exploit Eliezer's weakness by beating his father's because of his bad marching skills, Eleizer practices with his father so Franek has no reason to beat him.

• When the dentist, angry that Eliezer did not give up his gold crown, beats up his father instead

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