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Final Jeopardy

2. 1 - $100
the homeless man in Sighet who tried to warn the villagers about what the Nazi’s are going to do
Moshe the Beadle

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the woman on the cattle car who screamed about seeing fire every night
Madame Schacter

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the young boy who was hanged at the camp after other prisoners were found with weapons
The Pipel

5. 1 - $400 the Kapo who beat Eliezer in the warehouse for spying on him
Idek

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the official at the camp who presided over the selections at the camp, deciding who would go to the barracks, and who would go to the furnace
Dr. Josef Mengele

7. 2 - $100 Prisoner who’s number is A-7713 Elie P.42
Why is this number significant?

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the man who couldn’t find his son during the forced death march near the end of the book
Rabbi Eliahou

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the prisoner in the camp who lost his faith and asked the others to say the Kaddish for him after he died
Akiba Drumer

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Elie’s constant companion and who’s safety was a main concern during most of their time in the camps– (give his name)
Elie’s Father-- Shlomo

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the young boy who died while he was playing Beethoven on his violin in the shack where the prisoners were resting
Juliek

12. 3 - $100 What was inscribed on the iron door of Auschwitz?
Arbeit Macht Frei (Work Makes You Free)

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What was the most important thing to Elie before the Holocaust? How do you know this?
Religion– he prays daily at temple, studies the Talmud and the Torah, wants to learn the Kabbalah

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What did Eliezer mean when he said that God was hanging on the gallows? What made him think that? p. 65
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How did Elie respond when his father was being beaten while he was sick? How did Elie feel about his reaction to the beating? Why? p

16. 3 - $500 Why didn’t Elie fast during Yom Kippur?
p. 69 1st “to please my father who had forbidden me to do so. And then, there was no longer any reason to fast. I no longer accepted God’s silence… I turned that action into a symbol of rebellion, of protest against Him.”

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What happened to Rabbi Eliahou’s son? Why did this bother Elie so much?
p. 91

18. 4 - $200 What happens to Elie’s foot
He had an infection and the pus had to be drained. Before it could heal probably, the camp was evacuated.

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When they arrived at Buchenwald, how many got out of the train? What happened to the others (try to be specific)?
12 (originally 100)
Died, corpses were thrown off the train at various points, there were fights over bread, etc.

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After the camp was freed, what did the prisoners seek rather than revenge?
to throw themselves on provisions-- bread

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What did Elie see in the mirror at the very end of the book? What did his reflection symbolize?
p. 115 “From the depths of the mirror, a corpse was contemplating me.
The look in his eyes as he gazed at me has never left me.”

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Identify the type of figurative language: “Physically, he was as awkward as a clown.”
Similie

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Identify the type of figurative language: “Never shall I forget those flames that consumed my faith forever.”
Personification

24. 5 - $300
Identify the type of figurative language: “The idea of dying, of ceasing to be, began to fascinate me. To no longer exist. To longer feel the excruciating pain of my foot. To no longer feel anything…”
Repetition

25. 5 - $400
Identify the type of figurative language: “There are a thousand and one gates allowing entry into the orchard of mystical truth.”
metaphor

26. 5 - $500
Identify the type of figurative language: “The Germans were already in our town, the Fascists were already in power, the verdict was already out—and the Jews of Sighet were still smiling.”
Repetition

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