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6W4 Exam ALA3
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10th Grade
02/28/2011

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Author of Night?
Definition
-Elie Wiesel
Term
Eliezer
Definition
-The narrator of Night
-Night traces his psychological journey, as the Holocaust robs him of his faith in God and exposes him to the deepest inhumanity of which man is capable
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Chlomo
Definition
-Eliezer's father
-He is respected by the entire Jewish community of Sighet, and by his son as well
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Moshe the Beadle
Definition
-Eliezer’s teacher of Jewish mysticism
-He is a poor Jew who lives in Sighet. He is deported before the rest of the Sighet Jews but escapes and returns to tell the town what the Nazis are doing to the Jews
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Akiba Drumer
Definition
-A Jewish Holocaust victim who gradually loses his faith in God as a result of his experiences in the concentration camp
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Madame Schächter
Definition
- A Jewish woman from Sighet who is deported in the same cattle car as Eliezer
-She is taken for a madwoman when, every night, she screams that she sees furnaces in the distance
Term
Juliek
Definition
-A young musician whom Eliezer meets in Auschwitz
-Eliezer hears him playing the violin after the death march to Gleiwitz
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Dr. Josef Mengele
Definition
-Cruel doctor who presided over the selection of arrivals at Auschwitz/Birkenau
-“Angel of Death”
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Idek
Definition
-A kapo at the electrical equipment warehouse in Buna
-During a time of rage he beats Eliezer
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Franek
Definition
-Foreman at Buna
-He notices Eliezer’s gold tooth and gets a dentist in the camp to pry it out with a rusty spoon
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Rabbi Eliahou
Definition
-A devout Jewish prisoner whose son abandons him
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Meir Katz
Definition
-Chlomo friend from Buna
-In the cattle car to Buchenwald,he saves Eliezer’s life from an unidentified assailant
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Stein
Definition
-Eliezer’s relative from Antwerp, Belgium
-Who Eliezer lies to about the well being of his family
Term
Tzipora
Definition
-Eliezer’s youngest sister
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Themes in Night
Definition
-Struggle to Maintain Faith in a Benevolent God
-Inhumanity Toward Other Humans
-Importance of Father-Son Bonds
Term
Symbols in Night
Definition
-Fire
-Star of David
-Tattoos
-Night
Term
Plot in Night
Definition
-Elie Wiesel and his family being sent to the concentration camps, being separated, Elie having to care for his father while struggling to survive himself, and finally being released
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Author of All Quiet on the Western Front
Definition
-Erich Maria Remarque
Term
Who is the main in All Quiet on the Western Front?
Definition
-Paul Bäumer
Term
How did they describe the day of Paul's death?
Definition
-All Quiet on the Western Front
Term
Paul Bäumer
Definition
-The twenty-year-old narrator of the novel
-He reaches manhood during three years' service as a soldier in the Second Company of the German army during World War I
Term
Tjaden
Definition
-A thin, nineteen-year-old soldier with an immense appetite
-A former locksmith,who is unable to control his urine during sleep and draws ridicule from Himmelstoss
Term
Müller
Definition
-A scholarly young man who continues studying his physics books and thinking of exams
-He gets Kemmerich's boots after he dies
Term
Katczinsky "Kat"
Definition
-veteran of the battlefield, serves as a noncommissioned tutor and father figure to Paul and the others, who depend on him for locating food, arranging for light duties, and helping them cope with the exigencies of survival, such as listening for incoming shells and sensing an attack
Term
Kantorek
Definition
-The hometown schoolmaster,who fills his students' heads with impassioned speeches about duty to the Fatherland and sends them letters that depict them as "Iron Youth"
Term
Himmelstoss
Definition
- former postman and wartime drill instructor caught up in an illusion of power,he demonstrates bullying and tyranny, incurring wrath for humiliating two bed-wetters.
Term
Bertink
Definition
-Commander of the Second Company, he sets a worthy example for his men, whose respect he earns
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Duval
Definition
-French soilder who is knifed to death by Paul
-Feeling guilty after killing him, Paul searches his wallet for an address and discovers letters and pictures of his wife and child
Term
Kaiser
Definition
-The authority figure who leads Germany during the Great War and whom Paul's friends perceive as the cause of the war
Term
What does Paul call his fellow soilder?
Definition
-Comrades
Term
Author of The Devils Arithmetic?
Definition
-Jane Yolen
Term
Who is the man character in The Devil's Arithmetic?
Definition
-Hannah
Term
What is the plot of The Devil's Arithmetic?
Definition
-The book is about Hannah, a Jewish girl who lives in New Rochelle, New York. During a Passover Seder, Hannah is transported back in time to 1942 Poland, during World War II, where she is sent to a Nazi concentration camp and learns the importance of knowing about the past
Term
Whose place does Hannah take when it is time to go to the gas chamber?
Definition
-Rivka's
Term
Who turns out to be Hannah's aunt?
Definition
-Rivka
Term
Hannah Stern
Definition
-She is the main character of the story who experiences a trip through time from present day New York to WWII era Poland
Term
Theme of The Devil's Arithmetic
Definition
-The theme of family is one of the most reoccuring themes. Hannah hates her family traditions and tries to avoid
the members of her extended family as much as she can.
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