Question

The response should be 4-6 sentences and include textual evidence

As the Allied Forces draw closer to the Buchenwald concentration camp, the German soldiers decide to evacuate the prisoners. On the day that Wiesel and the other children on his block are supposed to be taken out of the camp, what happens?

Answer 1

As the Allied Forces drew closer to the Buchenwald concentration camp, the German soldiers decided to evacuate the prisoners. On the day that Wiesel and the other children on his block were supposed to be taken out of the camp, the resistance movement inside the camp rose up and fought against the guards. In the chaos, the prisoners took control of the camp and prevented the evacuation from happening. Wiesel writes, "At six that evening, as we lined up for soup, a deafening explosion tore through the air: it was the camp electric power station that the Germans had blown up before fleeing. Then came a succession of rapid-fire explosions. The camp had fallen into the prisoners' hands." (Chapter 9, Night). The prisoners were eventually liberated by the Allied Forces, but not before suffering further hardships and loss of life.

~~~Harsha~~~

Answer 2

On the day that Wiesel and the other children on his block are supposed to be taken out of the camp, the Germans do not come for them. The prisoners are left to wait anxiously, not knowing what will happen to them. Wiesel writes, "The hours went by. The morning passed. And then the afternoon. The German soldiers did not come. Would they wait until nightfall? Were they going to wait until the last moment, until we were all assembled, and then open fire on us?" (Chapter 5). The uncertainty and fear of what might happen next is palpable in Wiesel's description of the scene.