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WorksheetsNight: Chapter 4 & 5
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 24mins
When first arriving the leader promises to get Elie into a good work group if Elie will give him what?
Half of his food rations
His shoes
His gold tooth
Plans to escape
Why are they given medical inspections soon after they arrive in Buna?
They are looking to kill the prisoners who are not in good physical condition.
They want to isolate those with contagious diseases.
They are looking for gold teeth.
They are trying to torture the remaining prisoners.
"I was no longer able to lament." What does lament mean?
pray
hope
grieve
trust
Why is Elie given 25 lashes by Idek in Chapter 4?
He giggles when he sees Idek messing around with a girl.
He talks back to the camp leader.
His father cannot march properly, so they take it out on him.
He would not give up his gold crown tooth and lies about being sick.
When Elie is summoned to the dentist to have his gold tooth extracted, how does he manage to escape having the tooth removed?
He gives the dentist his shoes.
He tells the dentist that he is not feeling well.
He threatens to expose the fact that the dentist is keeping the gold himself.
He sobs and tells the dentist he is afraid and the dentist feels pity for him.
A young boy is hanged after the air raid. What is especially disturbing about this incident?
The boy was too young and innocent to die.
Elie's father had to carry the body to the crematorium.
The boy was too light for hanging and did not die right away.
The rest of the camp had to look at him while they ate their dinner.
What does one inmate do during a bombing raid that causes him to be shot?
He sabotages the electrical warehouse.
He runs to the soup caldron because he is starving.
He tries to escape.
He cries, “My curse on Germany!”
Why does Idek beat Elie the first time?
Elie is not working quickly enough.
Elie will not give Idek his gold crown.
Elie caught Idek messing around with a female inmate.
Idek just flies in to a rage for no reason and takes it out on Elie.
What two Jewish holy days are debated amongst the prisoners in Chapter 5?
Rosh Hashanah & Yom Kippur
Hannukah & Passover
Rosh Hashanah & Passover
Yom Kippur & Hannukah
How could Elie tell his father has given up and was defeated?
He was expressionless, no longer showing any emotions.
He was sent to selection.
He did not pray or celebrate the New Year.
He had given him his fork and spoon.
When Elie's father ends up on a list of people selected for death, what inheritance does his father give him?
Gold coins
A piece of rubber for his shoes and a knife.
A spoon and knife
His mother's necklace
Why is Elie put in the camp hospital?
He is ill from the beating that Idek gave to him.
He has pneumonia.
His foot swells and they have to operate or he will lose his legs.
He gets food poisoning from moldy bread.
Elie leaves the hospital when the camp is evacuated. What happens to those prisoners who remain behind in the hospital ward?
They are killed by the Germans because they are no longer useful.
They are loaded onto hospital trains and moved to another camp.
They are liberated (freed) by the advancing Russian Army.
The book does not say, but we assume they are left for dead.
What happened to Akiba Drumer?
He was hanged for trying to escape.
He gave up hope and turned himself in to be killed.
He was beaten by the guards for helping Elie with his hurt foot.
All answers are correct.
Why was the infirmary (hospital) actually better than being in camp?
They was no selection.
No beatings took place.
They had a bed and food.
It wasn't-- they usually were immediately put to death.
"An even darker night was waiting..."
This is an example of foreshadowing.
This is a quote to explain what was coming and gets the reader to anticipate the next chapter.
Elie says this to explain that things were about to get even worse.
All answers are correct.
