CH 4 retake

What job is Elie assigned to in Buna?

• Working in a crematorium

• Counting shoes in the warehouse

• Working in an electrical equipment warehouse

• Digging trenches

Who is Elie’s foreman in the warehouse?

• Franek

• Idek

• Meir

• Akiba Drumer

Why does Idek beat Elie?

• Elie drops a piece of equipment

• Elie talks back to him

• Elie laughs after seeing Idek with a girl

• Elie tries to escape

What does Franek want from Elie?

• His shoes

• His gold crown

• His rations

• His spoon

How does Franek get Elie to give up his gold crown?

• He bribes him

• He threatens Elie’s father

• He beats Elie

• He reports Elie to the SS

How is Elie’s gold crown removed?

• By a dentist in the camp infirmary

• It falls out naturally

• With a rusty spoon by a camp dentist

• It is knocked out in a beating

What punishment does Elie receive for witnessing Idek’s affair?

• He is whipped 25 times

• He is locked in solitary confinement

• He is hung in front of the others

• He is denied food for a week

Why is a young boy (the pipel) hanged in this chapter?

• For trying to escape

• For stealing soup

• For being involved in a sabotage plot

• For refusing to salute an SS officer

Why does the hanging of the pipel disturb the prisoners more than others?

• The boy cried out in defiance

• The execution was botched and slow

• He was so young and looked angelic

• He begged for his life

After the hanging of the pipel, what does a prisoner ask, and how does Elie respond internally?

• "Where is God?" – and Elie thinks, “Here He is, hanging here on this gallows…”

• "Why must we suffer?" – and Elie says, “We must be strong”

• "Is this the end?" – and Elie answers, “Not yet”

• "Can anyone hear us?" – and Elie prays silently