Franek begins to torment Eliezer’s father during their marches.But, Franek discovers Eliezer’s weakness-his father. Franek, the foreman, decides he wants Eliezer’s gold crown.Eliezer reflects on how inhumane the concentration camps made him as his father is being beaten, rather than being mad at Idek, Eliezer is mad at his father for not avoiding the Kapo. Back in Buna in 1944, Idek goes crazy again and beats Eliezer’s dad this time.She remembers him too, and he discovers that she is indeed from a religious Jewish family but she managed to hide her identity to keep herself alive. Many years later, Eliezer sees the French girl (now a woman) on a train in Paris.The French girl is kind to him and gives him a little bit of bread. One day, Idek (the crazy Kapo) gets angry and beats Eliezer.At the warehouse, Eliezer works near a young French girl who seems to him to be Jewish although she passes herself off as Aryan.Eliezer’s tooth is, for the moment, safe. At last, the dentist is punished because he’s been pocketing some of the gold crowns. He keeps telling the dentist that he’s sick and puts off the tooth removal. Eliezer uses trickery to keep his gold tooth.Eliezer and his father now get a blanket, soap, and a washbowl. Their new block leader is a nice German Jew.Eliezer becomes friends with Czechoslovakian brothers, Yossi and Tibi, whose parents had been killed in Birkenau.

There are even civilians working there-Polish people and some French women.

The work isn’t bad, it’s just counting pieces of electrical equipment.

They learn that Idek is a little crazy and it’s best to stay out of his way.

Eliezer and his dad are assigned to work in a warehouse for electrical equipment.If you have a gold crown, he writes your name (read: number tattooed on your arm) on his list. The next day there is a medical and a dental examination, only the doctors simply ask you if you’re in good health and the dentist is just looking for gold crowns.One of his assistants tells Eliezer that, in exchange for his shoes, he will make sure Eliezer gets into a good labor unit. The word on the street is that you just want to stay away from the construction 'Kommando' or (work group). Eliezer’s group starts asking around to find out which is the best work group to be assigned to.

Night book summary chapter 4