Assingment 8: Hitlers Rise to the power

One of the things that I found interesting but weiord was the way the the German Army salute to him. The had to show honor, respect, and loyalty thats why they had to salute to Hitler. If one of them didn't do so they would get killed.


Another thing that got my attention was a poster that said "Ashtung Juden" and it meant ATTENTION JEWS!!

Assingment 7: Questions Chs. 6-9

Ch.6
1-What happened to anyone who did not keep the march?
If you did not keep the march you were shot.
2-How did Zalman die?
Zalman had a stomach cramp and had to stop marching and because of that they shot him.
3-What horrible realization did Elie come to concerning Rabbi Eliahou and his son?How did Ellie respond to this?
Rabbi Eliahou had a peace of the bread that the Germans were throwing and his son attacked him because he was verry hungry and killed his own father. Afterwards his son was killed by the Jews because they wanted the peace of bread. Elie didn't want that to happen to him and his father.
4-What was Juliek's last act?
Juliek's last act was playing the violin.
5-How did Elie help his father when the selection was made?
Elie helped his father by causing the confusion as he ran after him when he was sent to the left.


Ch.7
1-How did Elie help his dad when he was on the train?
Elie helped his dad by slaping him to wake up when the Germans were throwing the dead bodies.
2-Describe the scene Elie witnessed between a father and a son on the train!
Elie remembers the lady that was throwing money to the poor people and was causing them to fight.
3-How many got out of the wagon? Where had they arrived?
Twelve got out of the wagon and they arrived at (BUCHENWALD).


Ch.8
1-Explain how father/son roles had been reversed in the case of Elie and his father?
His father didn't have to take care of him Elie had to take care of his father when he was sick.
2-Why was Elie's father being beaten?
Elie's father was being beaten because he wasn't sble to drag himself outside anymore to relieve and they beat him so they could take away his bread.
3-What did Elie think of the advice given to him by the head of the block?
Elie thought that the head of the block was right.


Ch.9
1- What happened on April 5th?
On April 5th the wheel of history turned and the Jews were freed.
2- What was the resistance movement? What did they do?
The resistance movemnt was when all fought against the Nazi's.
3-What did the prisioners do when they were freed?
The prisioners didin't do revenge on any.
4-Who did Elie see in the mirror on the last page of the book? What did that mean?
Elie saw himself and tought of him nrver forgeting.

Assihnment6: CH.4

1-What were the objectives of the medical examinations?
The medical examinations where that they needed to be in good health and afterwards the dentist would check their mouth for any gold teeth.
2-Why were the Jewish musicians not allowed to play Beethoven?
Jewish musicians were not allowed to play BEETHOVEN because it was German.
3-Describe one if Idek's bouts of madness.
When Idek gets mad he attacked everyone who got in his way.
4-How did Elie initially avoid losing his gold crown?
Ellie would say that he was sick so they wouldnt take his gold crown off.
5-Who did Elie meet on the Paris metro.
Ellie met the french lady that he had met in the consentration camp on the Paris Metro.
6-What happened to Ellie when he refused to give his crown to Franek? What was the end result?
Franek beat up Ellis father because Ellie didn't want to give him the crown.The end result was that Ellie gave him his crown for nothing.
7-Describe the scene at the soup cauldrons.
At the soup cauldrons the jews were put in a room filled with hot soup. Then a man drinks from it while there wasn't any one there then he died when they started bombing.
8-During the preliminary ceremonies before hanging, what did Juliek tell whisper to Elie? What does this suggest?
9-During one hanging, Elie and the other prisoners cried. What made this hanging different from the others? The two men that they hanged did not die right away.

Assignment6: CH. 5

1-Why didn't Elie fast on Yom Kippur?
Elie didn't fast on Yom Kippur bacause he was asking his father permission.
2-What advice was given to Elie to pass the selection?
The advise that was given to Ellie was that he was told to run fast that way they wouldn't be able to catch his number.
3-How did Elie's father respond when he had learned that his name had been written down?
4-What did Akiba Drumer ask others to do for him? Did they do it?
Akiba asked other for them to thimk about him, but no one would listen to him.
5-Why was Elie placed in the hospital?
Ellie was placed in the hospital because he was going to get an operation.
6-Why was the camp evacuated? What did Elie learn of the fate of those who stayed behind in the hospital?
The camp was evacuated because the Russians were on their way there. Ellie learned that the camp was leberated two days after they evacuated it.