1. Explain, "our eyes were opened, but too late." Where was the train at this point?
The train was already in Kaschau, a small town on the Czechoslovakian border.
2.Her nightmare or what she was yelling out was that there was fire in the corner of the train that their was flames and to get out.
3. What did some of the passengers do to quiet Madame Schacter?
Some people where beating her to see if she would stay quite but she didn't . A couple of men held her down tied her up and stuck something in her mouth for her to stay quite and not start yelling.
4. Where did the train finally stop?
They were going on a train to a concentration camp at Auschwitz.
Chapter 3 ....Pg 29-46!!=)
1. When questioned by the S.S. Officer, why did Elie lie about his age and occupation?
He lied about his age ,because earlier in the story a man had came and told him that he was 18 not 14 or 15.
2. What was the first horrifying sight that Elie at first disbelieved?
I think it was about the throwing the babies in the air and using them as targets, but not only that one also when they would dump the babies in the fire like if it was trash and didn't care.The other one that i remember is that when they had to walk and throw them self's in the whole with the fire.
3. Explain what Elie meant when he said, "Never shall I forget these flames which consumed my faith forever."
He didn't want to forget what he had just experienced he had lost his faith and he had much more to go.
4. How did Elie change in a short time?
Well once again he lost his faith and watching how they hit his father he didn't have no more feelings knowing that he knew the pain that same way his father felt it, and not only that he also felt anger towards the people that were doing all those horrible things to them.
5. What was Elie's first impression of Auschwitz after leaving Birkenau?
Well, in his opinion it was better than in Birkenau.It had gardens here and there, big 2 story house, and blocks he wasn't sure what they were but they were blocks.
6. What was the "compulsory formality" at the entrance to all camps?
All the camps had barbed wire or something to protect the place and people to not escape.
7.What sort of identification was used on the prisoners?
They would get tattooed with a number on the arm.
8. Why was the prisoner in charge of Elie's block removed from his position?
They removed him because he was to nice to them.
9. What were the prisoners' rations at each meal?
They would feed them soup and bread once a day.
10.What was Bela Katz forced to do once he was chosen for his strength?
He was to throw him father in the crematorium.
