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Whyare they given medical inspections soon after they arrive in Buna?
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Theyare looking for gold teeth
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When Elie and his father arrivein Buna Concentration Camp, they notice that the head of the camp is especiallykind to children. Why is this so? |
He uses thechildren for sexual purposes. |
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Wheredo the group of musicians that Elie meet work in the camp?
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Warehouse of electricalequipment |
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Whydoes Idek give Elie 25 lashes?
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Eliecaught Idek having sex with a female inmate
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The foreman beats Elie’s fatherbecause Elie will not give the foreman his gold crown. How does Elie get theforeman to stop beating his father? |
He gives the foreman his goldcrown and a ration of bread for waiting |
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When Elie is summoned to thedentist to have his gold tooth extracted, how does he manage to escape havingthe tooth removed? |
Hetells the dentist that he is not feeling well
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Elie becomes close friends withtwo brothers whose parents have been liquidated. What do they all agree theywill do if they live until the liberation? |
They will not spend another dayin Europe |
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What eventually happens to thedentist? |
Heis thrown into jail and later hanged
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Why doesElie’s father wake him when Elie falls asleep in the snow?
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If Eliefalls asleep in the snow, he will never wake up again. |
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Why is Zalman, a young boy fromPoland, trampled to death during the march? |
He has to stop to relievehimself because his stomach aches. |
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. Elie and his fellow prisonersare marched for 20 kilometers through a bitter cold night to reach anothercamp. What happens if anyone stops? |
They are shot on the spot. |
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Elie leaves the hospital whenthe camp is evacuated. What happens to those prisoners who remain behind in thehospital ward? |
They are liberated by theadvancing Russian Army |
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What does one inmate do during a bombing raidthat causes him to be shot? |
He steals soup |
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Whatholiday is celebrated at the end of the Jewish year?
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RoshHashanah
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Why does Elie refuse to fastwith the other prisoners who are celebrating the Jewish holiday? |
His father tells Elie to eat tokeep up his strength |
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Why does Elie run very fast whenhe is examined by the SS doctors? |
Hedoes not want to be selected for liquidation
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Why is Elie put in the camphospital? |
Hisfoot swells and they have to operate or he will lose his legs
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What happens to the men who dieon the march? |
They are left in the snow. No one recites prayers for them. Eventheir sons do not weep for them. |
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When the prisoners are to bemoved again, they are given a small ration of bread, but nothing to drink. Howdo they quench their thirst? |
They eat snow. |
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What islying all around Elie in the snow? |
Stiffened corpses. |
