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People to Know 1

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The notorious Nazi who wrote down Elie’s number.a. Juliekb. Dr. Mengelec. Hitler

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Dr. Mengele

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The Kapo who beat Elie in the warehouse.a. Idek

b. Juliekc. Meir Katz

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Idek

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She lost her mind and screamed about fire.a. Rabbi Eliahoub. Akiba Drumer

c. Madame Schachter

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Madame Schachter

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He played his violin the night he died.a. Idekb. Elie

c. Juliek

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Juliek

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Man who saved Elie from being strangled.a. Meir Katz

b. Juliekc. Yossi

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Meir Katz

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People to Know 2

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Elie hoped he would not desert his father, like this man’s son did.

a. Josef Mengeleb. Rabbi Eliahouc. Akiba Drumer

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Rabbi Eliahou

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This is what the author’s family called him.a. Elie

b. Eliezerc. Eli

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Eliezer

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A cultured shopkeeper, he was “more concerned about others than his own family.”

a. Elieb. Mr. Wiesel

c. Rabbi Eliahou

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Mr. Wiesel

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When he lost his faith, he died and the others forgot to say Kaddish as they had promised.

a. Franekb. Alphonse

c. Akiba Drumer

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Akiba Drumer

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The younger sister of the author who disappeared with her mother.

a. Tziporab. Tibi

c. Zalman

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Tzipora

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Night 1

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The narrator describes which of the following time periods:

a. 1914-1917, when Wiesel was in his twentiesb. 1923-1926, when Wiesel was a pre-teenc. 1943-1946, when Wiesel was a teenager

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1943-1946, when Wiesel was a teenager

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Elie Wiesel’s family probably would have avoided the concentration camp if they had

a. Refused to get into the cattle car.b. Bribed the SS officers instead of burying

their moneyc. Fled to Palestine when Moshe warned

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Fled to Palestine when Moshe warned them

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When Wiesel first saw children murdered at Birkenau, he

a. Prayed for the Lord’s protection from deathb. Rebelled against a Lord who would allow this to

happenc. Told himself this must be part of the Lord’s plan

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Rebelled against a Lord who would allow this to happen

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An SS officer announced that those who _________________ would die in the furnaces.

a. Could not workb. Wore yellow stars

c. Had numbers on their arms

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Could not work

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The young Pole and others who stole food during air raid alerts were…

a. Hangedb. Given reduced rations

c. Beaten

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Hanged

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Night 2

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When thousands attended a Rosh Hashanah service in the camp, Wiesel

a. Fastedb. Did not join the prayers

c. Spoke the blessing

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Did not join the prayers

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Wiesel had an operation on hisa. Footb. Handc. Eye

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Foot

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If Wiesel had remained in the hospital, he would probably soon have been

a. Exterminatedb. Liberated

c. The subject of experimentation

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Liberated

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Wiesel saw German workmen laugh as prisoners fought to the death over

a. A gold coinb. A game of cardsc. A crust of bread

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Crust of Bread

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When the prisoners were finally liberated from Buchenwald, their first thought was of

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“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.”

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Simile

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“As for my mother, she was walking, her face a mask without word, deep in thought.”

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Metaphor

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“My throat was dry and the words were choking me. Paralyzing my lips”

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Personification

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“This conversation lasted no more than a few seconds. It seemed like an eternity.”

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Hyperbole

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Category 5 question for 50 points

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