Night Chapter 5 Flashcards
With whom is Elie having conflict? Why?
God. He is wondering how God could let millions of people die. He is faced with the challenge of how the almighty God could allow death factories to run day and night.
What did the Jewish prisoners feel about Rosh Hashanah?
This year they worried about the last day of the year: what if indeed this was their last day?
How did they end the New Year’s Service?
They ended it with Kaddish—the Jewish prayer for the dead.
Elie does not fast for which occasion?
He does not fast for Yom Kippur; however, he feels as though he fasts year round. The topic was hotly debated.
What “gift” with the SS officers give them for New Years?
Another selection.
What was Elie’s “inheritance?”
A knife and spoon.
Who is Akiba Drumer?
A Jewish Holocaust victim who gradually loses his faith in God as a result of his experiences in the concentration camp.
Why did Elie have an operation?
Eliezer’s foot begins to swell because of the cold, and he has to get an operation to prevent it from being amputated. After he awakes from his operation, Eliezer worries that his leg has been amputated but is afraid to ask the doctor.
