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What camp do they finally reach in chapter 6?
Buna
Treblenka
Gleiwitz
Buchenwald
What are the conditions like at the camp where they stay for three days in chapter 6?
falling apart
extremely overcrowded
overgrown with decaying bodies
overbearingly loud
How long do they stay at the camp in chapter 6 without food or water?
2 days
3 days
4 days
7 days
What does Elie do when his father is selected : "The weak, to the left; those who walked well, to the right." during the selection on page 96?
Sneak over there and bring him to the other side
Distract the SS officers while a number of people (including his father) switch to the other side
Weeps, thinking his father is going to die
Holds Sholomo and reassures him that everything is going to be okay
What unusual sound did Eliezer hear in the dark barrack at Gleiwitz?
Gunfire
Growling
Laughter
Music
Why does Elie slap his father on the train?
He wants his share of the bread.
Elie is angry at his father for giving up.
The men think his father is dead and try to take him from the train.
Elie thinks his father will stand up for himself if he slaps him.
Of the hundred men who had loaded into the train, how many got out at Buchenwald?
10
25
75
12
Why does Elie feel ashamed of himself in chapter 8?
He wishes to find his father, but also wishes perhaps he won't so he won't be troubled with taking care of him.
He failed to obey any of the Jewish holidays.
He blames God for everything he is feeling.
He wants to kill his own father.
What happens to Elie's father?
He is taken away while Elie is asleep, probably to a crematorium.
He is killed by other prisoners trying to steal his food.
He dies of dysentery.
Elie smothers him with his pillow.
What prevents the evacuation of Elie and the other children on the final day?
The camp is blown up.
The camp resistance fought back against the SS men and the SS fled.
The trains were all full.
The children fought against the SS.
Who arrives at Buchenwald the final evening?
Americans
Germans
Hitler
More SS Men
What do the prisoners think of more than anything after the liberation?
revenge
clean clothes
a warm bed
food
Who does Elie see at the end of the novel?
His father
another boy
himself as a corpse
an SS officer
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