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Total questions: 32
Worksheet time: 1hrs 12mins
"What had happened to me? My father had just been struck in front of me, and I had not even blinked." (39) This excerpt supports that...
Elie is struggling with his sense of humanity.
Elie is angry at the Gypsy.
Elie is angry at God.
Elie is confused about why his father was struck.
"... our Blockalteste [block leader] was removed, he was judged too humane. The new one was ferocious and his aides veritable monsters." (44) Elie's BEST PURPOSE for including this metaphor is to ...
Inform us that their former Blockalteste was humane.
Persuade us that the former Blockalteste was too humane.
Entertain by making us fear for the Elie and the other Jews.
Entertain with imagery of how monstrous the new Blockalteste and his aides are.
"The Hungarian lieutenant ... retrieved the last possessions from those who chose not to go on tasting the bitterness of fear." (24) This metaphor in context highlights...
that the Jews were hopeful.
that they were planning to escape
That the Jews' fear of discovery was strong and physical; they needed to end feeling this way.
The Jew's were not fearful as long as the Nazis did not discover what they were hiding.
After the Holocaust, Elie referred to Mrs. Schachter not as crazy but as a prophet. What does that mean in the case of Ms. Schachter?
She was someone who is terribly depressed and terrified at losing her family.
She was hallucinating.
She was seeing the future.
She was a leader.
"We were walking slowly, as one follows a hearse, our own funeral procession." (33) which context clue strategy is the best to use if you need to infer what "procession" means?
antonym
example
definition
substitution
Identify the irony. (40)
" Around midnight we were told to run."
"Those were the first human words."
"Arbeit Macht Frei" meaning
"Work makes you free"
"Looking around me, I noticed the barbed wire was behind us."
"…I too had become a different person. The student of Talmud, the child I was, had been consumed by the flames. All that was left was a shape that resembled me." In the metaphor, which FIGURATIVE quality does the metaphor highlight between the flames and camp conditions?
burning
heat
destruction
predatory behavior
"I remember that on that evening, the soup tasted better than ever…" (63) This quote in context emphasizes that
Elie is feeling stronger.
The Nazis have become more humane.
The Nazis have started giving the prisoners better food.
Elie is just glad to be alive.
"We were withered trees in the heart of the desert." (37) This metaphor compares Elie and the prisoners in his group to withered trees in the desert. This metaphor highlights that they were...
lifeless, isolated from the rest of the prisoners and alone in an environment that does not support human life.
dry and hot.
in the scorching sun, shadows of their former selves and running for nothing.
cold and fearful of the Kapos who are beating them.
"' All right. Your father will work here, next to you.'" "We were lucky." What ongoing theme is this related too?
What type of figurative language is this?
"Then, once more, there was silence. The last sound of the American plane dissipated in the wind and there we were, our cemetery." (60) Which context strategy should be used here?
antonym
example
synonym
definition
"We were walking slowly, as one follows a hearse, our own funeral procession." (33) Which type of Context Clue Strategy is best to use here?
definition
example
substitution
synonym/ antonym
"Then, once more, there was silence. The last sound of the American plane dissipated in the wind and there we were, our cemetery." (60) Which context clue strategy is best to use here?
example
substitution
antonym
definition
In the following quote from page 59, "Jealousy devoured us, consumed us", the author's purpose is to_________________ because he uses personification.
entertain
persuade
inform
figurative language
In the following quote from page 61, "Ten thousand caps came off at once", the author's purpose is to_________________ because he uses numbers.
entertain
persuade
inform
figurative language
Which quote best supports the theme of "Humanity"
"We needed to show God that even here, locked in hell, that we were capable of singing His praises." Pg 69
"At that moment, the others did not matter. They did not write my number down." Pg 72
"The rations had grown smaller." Pg 73
"Our Kapo shouted the order to march." Pg 75
Which quote BEST supports the theme of "Inhumanity"
"We needed to show God that even here, locked in hell, that we were capable of singing His praises." Pg 69
"At that moment, the others did not matter. They did not write my number down." Pg 72
"I plodded around like a sleepwalker." Pg 75
"It's over. God is no longer with us ." Pg 76
The repeating metaphor that compares the prisoners to trees supports which theme(s)?
Love
Inhumanity
Hope
Loss of hope
Dr. Mengele's character best supports the theme of
Hope
Humanity
Inhumanity
Identity
Wiesel uses the repeated metaphor that compares the prisoners to trees __________.
to show how inhumane acts weakened the physical and mental condition of the prisoners, and banished all hope.
to show how trees survive in increasingly harsh environments.
to show how people were isolated in the desert.
to show how trees fail to survive in wheat fields and deserts.
On Page 23, how can we infer what the meaning of economize is in the line, "Our principle was to economize, to save for tomorrow."
Use the antonym strategy.
Use the synonym strategy.
Use the substitution strategy.
Use the example strategy.
