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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2, Chapter 4 | Part 2, Chapter 5.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why were the defendants transferred from Auschwitz in 1944?
(a) To replace guards who were killed by the Liberation.
(b) To replace guards who fell ill.
(c) As punishment for a poor performance at Auschwitz.
(d) To replace guards who were killed or injured in a factory bombing.

2. What happens to the narrator after he takes a bath?
(a) Frau Schmitz sees him, naked, and becomes embarrassed.
(b) Frau Schmitz throws him out on the street.
(c) Frau Schmitz approaches him and they make love.
(d) He gets dressed and leaves without a word.

3. On the night Michael cooks dinner for Hanna, in what room does he find her lingering?
(a) His father's study.
(b) His parent's bedroom.
(c) The bathroom.
(d) His bedroom.

4. What is Frau Schmitz's first name?
(a) Hanna.
(b) Heidi.
(c) Anna.
(d) Sara.

5. What does Michael wear?
(a) Well-cut suits handed down from a rich uncle.
(b) A school uniform.
(c) Jeans and button-down shirts.
(d) A workman's uniform.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the first thing the narrator notices when he returns to Frau Schmitz's apartment in Chapter 6?

2. How long does the narrator wait before going back to Frau Schmitz's apartment?

3. At the end of Chapter 16, who does Michael see during one afternoon at the pool?

4. Where did Hanna serve?

5. What is one of the narrator's first memories of childhood?

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