to what did weisel compare the world? what did madame scachter see in her vision? how did other people in the car react to madame shachter? where did the train stop? what did the jews in the train discover when they looked out the window? when did weisel say the travelers left their illusions behind? which notorious SS officer did they meet at Auschwitz? What was Elies main thought as the men and women were being herded from the train? What prayer were the people saying? Why was it unusual? What did elie do when the gypsy struck his father? why? what was his fathers purpose? How long were elie and his father at auschwitz? where did they go after that?