Section 5: p. 66-84 What did the men do on the eve of Rosh Hashana? How did Elie feel while the others were praying? What was Elie's decision about fasting on Yom Kippur? Why did he make that decision? What was Elie's "inheritance" from his father? Why was his father giving it to him? What did Elie dream of when he dreamed of a better world? What happened to the patients who stayed in the hospital instead of being evacuated? What was the last thing the head of the block ordered the men to do before they evacuated? Why? What was the weather like during the evacuation?

Writing Portfolio – Saving Faith Akiba Drumer is chosen for Birkenau during the selection, but he is not surprised. He had become resigned to death, which Eliezer blames for his demise when he says, “As soon as he felt the first chinks in his faith, he lost all incentive to fight and opened the door to death.” Imagine that you are Akiba’s friend, and you see him slowly losing his will to live. Write a letter to him in which you try to convince him not to give up his fight for survival.

Ticket Out What major event takes place at the end of chapter 5?

#KOTD Write the sentence and identify the sentence parts. the involuntary start everyone gave proved how much mercerfs narrative had impressed them and albert himself could not wholly refrain from manifesting sudden emotion

Chapter 5 ideas Struggles with faith Father-son relationships

Ticket Out Write two questions you had about today’s reading. Give one example of Eliezer struggling with his faith in chapter 5.