1. Chapter Two
Mrs. Schacter

2. Identify the foreshadowing in Chapter 2.

3. 1. Describe the conditions in the train that took Elie and his family away from Sighet.

4. 2. Who was Mrs. Schacter?

5. 3. What do you imagine her young son was thinking and feeling during this train ride?

6. 4. Was Mrs. Schacter crazy? Explain your answer.

7. 5. How did the other prisoners react to her screams
5. How did the other prisoners react to her screams? Why did they react this way?

8. 6. What did the prisoners see when they arrived at Birkenau?

9. Birkenau – Auschwitz II
Chapter Two
Birkenau – Auschwitz II

10. 1. What occupied the grounds that became the Auschwitz concentration camps in the years before Nazis came to power?
Several Polish villages used to be on the site. The residents were all moved away to allow for the construction of the camp’s buildings.

11. 2. Find a picture of the front entrance to Birkenau. What do you see?
“Gate of Death”

12. 3. Locate a map of the camp, and sketch its key features on a piece of paper.
- 4 crematoria
Barracks for men and women
Outdoor areas

13. 4. Examine photos of the boundaries, the barracks, and other specific features of Auschwitz II. What do you see?