Packet 4: Tossup 3

This book’s narrator imagines the “extinguished life” of a violinist “gliding on the strings.” This book ends as its narrator is unable to forget seeing a corpse when he looks into the mirror (15[1])for the first (15[1])time (15[1])in months. (15[3])While working at a factory (15[3]-5[1])in this book, a character is forced (-5[1])to have his gold (-5[2])crowns on his (15[1])teeth removed with a rusty (15[1])spoon. In this book, nobody (15[1]-5[1])in the Hungarian town of Sighet believes (*) Moishe the Beadle’s (10[2])story (10[1]-5[1])of escaping a cattle train. (10[2])This novel’s (10[1])narrator sees God (10[2])“hanging here from this gallows” after being sent to Auschwitz. For 10 points, name this (10[1])Holocaust memoir by Elie Wiesel (10[1])whose (10[1])sequels are Dawn and Day. ■END■ (10[1])

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