Monday, March 8, 2010

Night HW

Chapter 1

"I believed profoundly.” Pg 1


“,,,,every questions possessed a power that did not lie in the answer. Man raises himself toward Gd by the questions he asks Him.”pg 3

What does Moshe talk about after returning? How do the people react?

Why don’t the Jews leave Sighet?

“From that moment, everything happened very quickly. The race toward death ahd begun.” Pg 8

Timeline the main for the remainder of the chapter, leading up to boarding the cattle wagons. Inlcude that you believe to be 2 important quotes.

Chapter 2

Describe the train ride.

What is the significance of Madame Schacter? How have they already begun to turn on eachtoher?

Chapter 3

What happened to the Jew’s illusions? Why?

Where was the smoke coming from? Why is it called a crematorium?

What advice is Elie and his father given in order to survive the SELECTION?

What things would Elie never forget?

How are the jews stripped of their dignity and identities after loading into the barracks?

What is the name of the concentration camp they are held in?

What happen to Elie’ s father when he iwas “seized with collie”? What is Elie’s reaction?

How does the seeting sontrast the mood once the prisoners head outside?

“Work is liberty!”

Describe the interaction with Stein, their relative, and its siginificance.
How has Elie’s views of God changed in the last pages of Chapter 3?

What are the SS offiers doing with the girls? Why is this significance

3 comments:

Jessi Solomon said...

with the quotes are we supposed to explain them? or what?

Shelby said...

I can't find the first quote for Chapter 1 in the new book. Is there a similar one? Also, what were you trying to say on Chapter 3 question 8?

Fischer said...
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