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"How I sympathized with Job!" is an example of: foreshadowing, irony, symbolism, allusion, or theme?
Allusion- a reference within a book to another book. In this case, Job is a biblical allusion.
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Who is the sister who dies immediately at Auschwitz?
Tzipora
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Who returns to Sighet to try to warn the other Jews?
Moshe the Beadle
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The Jews of Sighet must wear what on their clothing?
Jewish star
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Why is the hanging of the pipel so emotional for prisoners?
He is so young and angelic looking
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Barbed wire is an example of: foreshadowing, irony, symbolism, allusion, or theme?
symbolism- barbed wire stands for itself and for pain, captivity, and the scarring effects of the war.
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Who plays Beethoven to the dead and dying?
Juliek
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Who loses her mind as she envisions fire?
Madame Schachter
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What camp are Mrs. Wiesel and her daughters selected for?
Birkenau
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Why doe Elie end up having to have an operation on his foot?
his foot swells
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"It is a warning to the living that atrocities like the Holocaust can happen and will happen again if we are not vigilant" is an example of: foreshadowing, irony, symbolism, allusion, or theme?
Theme- it states a recurring idea and purpose for the book.
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Who is held in great esteem by the Jews of Sighet?
Chlomo Wiesel (Elie's father)
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Who decides who will die at selections
Dr. Josef Mengele
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What is the Jewish prayer for the dead?
The Kaddish
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What is Elie's "inheritance" from his father?
a spoon and knife
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"I've got more faith in Hitler than in anyone else. He's the only one who's kept his promises, all his promises, to the Jewish people" is an example of: foreshadowing, irony, symbolism, allusion, or theme?
Irony- it is the opposite of what you'd expect that a Jew would trust a man who planned to systematically kill Jews.
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Who beats Elie and his father?
Idek
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Who is the narrator of the novel?
Elie Wiesel
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What does the sign over Auschwitz say?
"Work is Liberty"
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After they arrive at Gleiwitz, what does Elie hear in the middle of the night?
Juliek playing his violin
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" 'I've got a premonition of evil,' said my mother" is an example of: foreshadowing, irony, symbolism, allusion, or theme?
foreshadowing- "premonition" means "a feeling or belief that something is going to happen." This example is foreshadowing because it hints at future events in the book.
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Who loses his faith in God and chooses selection?
Akiba Drumer
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Who is trampled to death in the run to Gleiwitz?
Zalman
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On what day are Elie and his family deported from the ghetto?
On the Sabbath
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Who stares back at Elie at the end of the novel?
a corpse
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