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how have elie and his father grown to feel about the crematorium?
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Last updated by: Aslan on Jan 03, 2013 5:33 PM
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what does shoes and air raid represent in the novella?
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Last updated by: Aslan on Jan 03, 2013 5:29 PM
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Explain what the narrator means when he prays (Page 87): “My God, Lord of the Universe, give me the strength never to do what Rabbi Eliahou’s son has done.”
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Last updated by: jill d #170087 on Jan 02, 2013 7:32 PM
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Explain how the narrator manages to save his father from selection at the new camp.
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Last updated by: judy t #197809 on Jan 02, 2013 7:31 PM
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Who does the narrator say he will always remember whenever he hears Beethoven? Why?
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Last updated by: jill d #170087 on Jan 02, 2013 7:30 PM
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Explain what happens as the prisoners attempt to enter the barracks at the new camp.
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Last updated by: jill d #170087 on Jan 02, 2013 7:27 PM
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To what city are the SS running the prisoners?
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Last updated by: jill d #170087 on Jan 02, 2013 7:26 PM
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What agreement do the narrator and his father come to regarding sleeping?
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Last updated by: jill d #170087 on Jan 02, 2013 7:25 PM
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What was it that stopped the narrator from giving up during the run from the camp?
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Last updated by: jill d #170087 on Jan 02, 2013 7:23 PM
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What orders were the SS soldiers given in regarding prisoners who could not keep up on the run from the camp?
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Last updated by: jill d #170087 on Jan 02, 2013 7:22 PM
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Why does the head of the narrator's block want the barracks cleaned?
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Last updated by: jill d #170087 on Jan 02, 2013 7:21 PM
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1. Explain what the prisoner in the bed next to the narrator means when he says (page 77): “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.”
Posted by jonathan h #293175
Last updated by: judy t #197809 on Jan 02, 2013 7:15 PM
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What happens to the invalid prisoners left behind at the hospital?
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Last updated by: judy t #197809 on Jan 02, 2013 7:11 PM
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According to the narrator, what could have saved Akiba Drumer from selection?
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Last updated by: jill d #170087 on Jan 02, 2013 7:08 PM
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Explain what the narrator means when he qrites on pages 66: "The whole year was Yom Kippur."
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Last updated by: judy t #197809 on Jan 02, 2013 7:04 PM
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What does Akiba Drumer ask his friends to do for him? Do they fulfill his wish? Explain.
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Last updated by: jill d #170087 on Jan 02, 2013 7:01 PM
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What rumor circulates around the camp concerning the Red Army? What do the Germans decide to do as a result?
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Last updated by: judy t #197809 on Jan 02, 2013 6:59 PM
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What news does the narrator’s father have concerning the “selection”?
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Last updated by: jill d #170087 on Jan 02, 2013 6:58 PM
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What physical ailment befalls the narrator toward the middle of January? What happens as a result?
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Last updated by: judy t #197809 on Jan 02, 2013 6:57 PM
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What is the advice the head of the narrator’s block gave the prisoners to help them survive the “selection”?
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Last updated by: jill d #170087 on Jan 02, 2013 6:56 PM
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What was the “fine gift” the SS had for the prisoners on Yom Kippur?
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Last updated by: jill d #170087 on Jan 02, 2013 6:53 PM
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How does the narrator describe his father's appearance on Rosh Hashanah?
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Last updated by: jill d #170087 on Jan 02, 2013 6:49 PM
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Explain the narrator's feelings concerning Rosh Hashanah.
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Last updated by: jill d #170087 on Jan 02, 2013 6:48 PM
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What “miracle” does the narrator find at the end of this selection?
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Last updated by: judy t #197809 on Jan 02, 2013 6:42 PM
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Explain what is meant by the last lines of this section in relation to the hanging of the young boy.
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Last updated by: jill d #170087 on Dec 31, 2012 6:20 PM
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