A musician whom Elie meets at buna. He plays his violin for the weary and dying after the march to Gleiwitz and then dies.

1. Brothers who befriended Elie at Buna. They decide to move to Palestine if they survive.

Elie’s foreman at Buna. He beats Elie’s father until Elie agrees to give Franek his gold crown.

An SS doctor at Auschwitz. He decides who is fit to keep working and who will be killed.

A religious man who comforts other prisoners with his singing. He eventually loses his faith while in the camps.

Elie’s father. He runs a shop and is highly respected in the town of Sighet.

1. A well-loved and respected figure. He is abandoned by his son during the march to Gleiwitz. 

Elie’s younger sister. He never sees her again after the family is separated at Birkenau.

The narrator of this memoir. When the story begins he is a deeply religious teenager, and during his time in the Nazi concentration camps, he witnesses unimaginable acts of brutality which challenges his faith.

A poor Jewish immigrant from Hungary who helps at the synagogue in Sighet and becomes Elie’s teacher. He is deported first and returns to tell his story and warn the citizens of Sighet.

A friend of Elie’s father and one of the heartiest prisoners. He saves Elie from an unknown attacker and later dies on the train to Buchenwald.

1. Elie’s Kapo at Buna. He has fits of rage, during which he beats the people under his command including Elie and his father. 

One of Elie’s fellow prisoners and one of the last characters to be introduced. He is trampled to death during the run to Gleiwitz.

What is the name of Elie's hometown?

What is the name of the first camp in which Elie and the others arrive?

What's the name of the second camp?

What's the name of the third camp? (Settings so far in order are Sighet, Auschwitz, Birkenau, ___________, ...)

The fourth setting is _________. This is a place where Elie and the others had to run to in the snow. Settings in order so far are Sighet, Auschwitz, Birkenau, Buna, ________, ....)

The final setting is __________. This is where Elie and the survivors were liberated. Settings so far in order are Sighet, Auschwitz, Birkenau, Buna, Gleiwitz, and ________.

Which option has the six settings in correct order?

Which best describes Moshe the Beadle?

What is Elie's father best known for?

Why was Moshe important to Elie?

Why did moshe return to Sighet after being deported?

1. How did the public react to Moshe’s story of his deportation? 

From Passover to Pentecost- List the events in order.

What did Madame Schachter see in her vision?

How did the others react to Madame?

1. What was tattooed on Elie’s arm? 

Which notorious SS officer did they meet at Auschwitz?

When Elie first arrived, what was his only thought and goal?

What did Elie do when the gypsy hit his father?

How did the dentist remove Elie's tooth?

How did Elie say the soup tasted the night the pipel died?

How did Elie feel about God during this time?

Why did the men clean the block before the liberating army arrived?

What did Elie dream of when he dreamed of a better world?

Who or What ultimately killed Elie's father?

What did Elie do when he was in the hospital?