NEW
Font size
WorksheetsNight Pages 40-82 (2022)
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
When Elie and his father first arrive at Auschwitz, a distant relative, Stein, searches for them to find out about his wife and kids. Stein says to them, “I thought you might have some news of Reizel and my two small boys who stayed in Antwerp…” (Wiesel 43). Elie lies to Stein when he replies, “Yes, my mother did hear from them. Reizel is fine. So are the children…” (Wiesel 44). Elie reveals to the reader that his mother hasn’t heard from Reizel since 1940. Why does Elie lie to Stein?
He wants to get back at Stein because Stein lied to Elie once
There was no point in telling the truth; it would just upset Stein
Elie doesn’t really remember who Stein is, so he just makes something up.
Elie’s father doesn’t get along with Stein, so he forces Elie to lie.
Where do Elie and his father go after Auschwitz?
Sighet
Birkenau
The crematorium
Buna
When Elie is first discovered to have a gold crown in his mouth,
he immediately allows the dentist to pull it out.
he pulls it out himself and trades it for bread and soup.
he pretends to be sick and the dentist tells him to come back in a week.
he hides from the dentist until the camp is evacuated.
When Franek, the foreman, finds out about Elie’s gold crown, Elie refuses to give it to Franek. Franek gets revenge by going after Elie’s “weak spot.” What is Elie’s “weak spot”?
His daily ration of bread
His shoes
A picture of his mother
His father
Why does Idek whip Elie 25 times?
Elie and his father can’t march in time.
Elie steals bread for his father.
Elie won’t give up his gold crown.
Elie walks in on Idek fooling around with a girl.
Elie witnesses many hangings while at the concentration camps. How does Elie describe the taste of the soup after the pipel (young boy) is hanged?
It tastes better than ever.
It tastes like corpses.
It has no taste.
It tastes too spicy.
Does Elie fast for Yom Kippur?
Yes
No
Does Elie’s number get written down at the selection process at the end of this section of the reading?
Yes
No
What is the “inheritance” that Elie’s father gave him?
Bread
Soup
Piece of rubber
Knife and spoon
Why is Elie placed in the hospital?
He has pneumonia.
He has an infection in his foot.
He is hurt while working in the brick factory.
He fakes an injury to be near his father.
Why is the camp evacuated?
The camp runs out of food.
Too many prisoners died there.
The Nazis found out the prisoners were planning to revolt.
The Red Army (Russians) is getting too close.
When they find out the camp is going to be evacuated, Elie and his father have some options. Which of the following is NOT one of their options.
To be evacuated with the others
To stay in the hospital
To return to Auschwitz
Read the quote and decide which survival trait is best represented.
“The only thing that keeps me alive…is to know that Reizel and the little ones are still alive. Were it not for them, I would give up” (Wiesel 45).
Confidence
Hope
Leadership
Read the quote and decide which survival trait is best represented. “I thought of pretending to be sick…’Couldn’t you wait a few days, sir? I don’t feel well. I have a fever…’ He wrinkled his brow, thought for a moment, and took my pulse.’ ‘All right, son. Come back to see me when you feel better. But don’t wait for me to call you!” (Wiesel 52).
Creativity
Self-discipline
Empathy
Read the quote and decide which survival trait is best represented. “All day, I plodded around like a sleepwalker. Tibi and Yossi would call out to me, from time to time, trying to reassure me. As did the Kapo who had given me easier tasks that day. I felt sick at heart. How kindly they treated me” (Wiesel 74).
Commitment
Courage
Surrounding yourself with positive people
Read the quote and decide which vocabulary word is best represented. “The three “veteran” prisoners, needles in hand, tattooed numbers on our left arms. I became A-7713. From then on, I had no other name” (Wiesel 42).
Indifference
Resilience
Dehumanization
Read the quote and decide which vocabulary word is best represented. “And he began beating him with an iron bar. At first, my father simply doubled over under the blows, but then he seemed to break in two like an old tree struck by lightning. I had watched it all happening without moving. I kept silent” (Wiesel 54).
Faith
Indifference
Resiliencer
Read the quote and decide which vocabulary word is best represented. “I did not fast. First of all, to please my father who had forbidden me to do so. And then, there was no longer any reason for me to fast. I no longer accepted God’s silence” (Wiesel 69).
Faith
Dehumanization
Resilience
Read the quote and decide which vocabulary word is best represented. “It was my turn. I ran without looking back. My head was spinning: you are too skinny…you are too weak…you are too skinny, you are good for the ovens…The race seemed endless… When I had caught my breath, I asked Yossi and Tibi: “Did they write me down?’ ‘No,’ said Yossi. Smiling, he added, ‘Anyway, they couldn’t have. You were running too fast…’ I began to laugh. I was happy” (Wiesel 72).
Resilience
Faith
Indifference
Read the quote and decide which vocabulary word is best represented. “He was lost in thought. The choice was in our hands. For once. We could decide our fate for ourselves…I had made up my mind to accompany my father wherever he went” (Wiesel 82).
Isolation
Indifference
Relationships
