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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 15-16.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What word used in Part I: “A Guest of Poland,” Chapter 3 means general or universal?
(a) Ecumenical.
(b) Pedantic.
(c) Visage.
(d) Sadism.

2. Who is described in Part II: “In the Ogre’s Cave,” Chapter 10 as the lone Ostjude survivor among those at the retreat?
(a) G. Earwig.
(b) Viktor Frankl.
(c) Rabbi Glock.
(d) Moishe T.

3. From what narrative point of view is In Paradise related?
(a) Fourth person.
(b) Second person.
(c) Third person.
(d) First person.

4. Professor Adina Schreier is a teacher and historian from what country?
(a) Bolivia.
(b) Canada.
(c) France.
(d) Israel.

5. What word from the novel refers to an Israeli community settlement, usually agricultural, that is organized under collectivist principles?
(a) Kaddish.
(b) Kibbutz.
(c) Shofar.
(d) Chiaroscuro.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the name of Clements Olin’s maternal grandmother?

2. Who relates the ancient tale of a man in sorrow who is comforted by a rabbi who tells him: “The only whole heart is the broken heart. But it must be wholly broken” in Part III: “Dancing at Auschwitz,” Chapter 11?

3. In what year did Rudolf Höss join the Nazi Party?

4. How many Jews does the traveler tell his companions were murdered after World War II in Poland in Part I: “A Guest of Poland,” Chapter 2?

5. For how many years does Malan say he was held prisoner at Auschwitz in Part III: “Dancing at Auschwitz,” Chapter 13?

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