Questions and Answers
What was Elie's job?
He works in the electrical warehouse; counting parts and bulbs.
What does the dentist find in Elie's mouth?
His gold crown.
Why doesn't the dentist pull out Elie's tooth?
Elie told him that he doesn't feel well, so he let him postpone it for a week.
Why is the dentist (who didn't pull Elie's tooth) arrested?
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What is the dentist's punishment after his arrest?
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Who are Yossi and Tibi?
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In chapter 4, what happens to Elie when he is working and crosses paths with Idek?
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In German language, what does the French girl who witnesses the event while Elie is working tell him to do?
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When Elie meets the woman who witnessed the event in Auschwitz after the war, what does she tell him?
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Why was speaking German to Elie at the camp so risky for a young female prisoner?
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In Ch.4, what does the foreman (Franek) tell Elie to do?
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What is Elie's reaction to the foreman's (Franek) demand?
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How does the foreman's (Franek) respond to Elie's refusal?
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What finally convinces Elie to give in to Franek's demand?
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What are the prisoners supposed to do when they hear the 'air raid' sirens?
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What happens to a bomb that lands in the camp?
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When the American planes were flying over the camps, what was Elie's first thought?
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Why did Idek take over 100 prisoners out of a concentration camp on a Sunday?
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What did Idek do to Elie when he caught him with a girl?
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In Chapter 4, what type of execution does Elie see for the first time?
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After Elie witnesses his first execution of this type, which victim's execution affects him more?
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How did Elie say the soup tasted the night the pipel (young servant boy) was hanged?
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What are the black gallows?
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What did Elie want to save his gold crown for?
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Study Notes
Elie's Role and Responsibilities
- Elie works in an electrical warehouse, responsible for counting parts and bulbs.
- He possesses a gold crown, which is discovered by the dentist during an examination.
Dentist's Actions and Consequences
- The dentist postpones the extraction of Elie's crown after he claims to feel unwell.
- Arrested for keeping gold pulled from prisoners, the dentist faces death by hanging.
Relationships in the Camp
- Yossi and Tibi are Czech brothers at the electrical warehouse, united after losing their parents in Birkenau.
- Elie encounters Idek, who brutally beats him during work as part of a twisted game.
Impact of Witnessing Violence
- A French girl advises Elie to hide his emotions when he faces violence, telling him not to cry or show weakness.
- After the war, Elie meets the girl who witnessed his suffering; she reveals she is Jewish.
Language and Risks
- Speaking German in the camp poses a risk for a young Jewish female prisoner, as it could reveal her identity and lead to her arrest.
Conflict with Foreman Franek
- Franek demands Elie's gold crown; Elie initially refuses, fearing consequences for both himself and his father.
- Elie eventually succumbs to the foreman's threats, intensified by Franek's abuse towards his father.
Survival during Raids
- Prisoners must take cover during air raid sirens in designated shelters to protect themselves.
- A bomb later demolishes a block near Elie's, demonstrating the camp's constant danger.
Responses to Attack
- When American planes fly overhead, Elie feels more relieved about potential freedom from labor than concerned for his father's safety.
Idek's Secret Activities
- Idek uses prison laborers as a cover to meet a Polish girl on a non-working Sunday, highlighting his manipulative nature.
- Upon catching Elie with a girl, Idek violently punishes him, warning him of worse to come if he speaks out.
First Experience of Execution
- Elie witnesses his first hanging, deeply impacting him, especially the execution of a young boy known as the pipel, referred to as "the angel-faced boy."
- The taste of soup that night reflects his trauma, likening its flavor to corpses.
Significance of the Gallows
- The "black gallows" symbolize the brutal regime of executioners responsible for carrying out hangings within the camp.
Value of Elie's Crown
- Elie intends to keep his gold crown in hope of using it for sustenance or to negotiate for more time to survive in the harsh conditions of the camp.
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