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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does the narrator think Herta's letters come from?
(a) The mail box.
(b) The fire.
(c) The sprinkle rooms.
(d) The trash.

2. Where do the bodies come from that the narrator thinks are rejuvenated in the back of the vans?
(a) Ovens.
(b) Cemeteries.
(c) Ghettos.
(d) Mass graves.

3. What does the narrator think Uncle Pepi's work is?
(a) To kill Jewish people.
(b) To create human beings out of electricity and fire.
(c) To purify the Aryan race.
(d) To redeem humanity.

4. How does the narrator think the Jews are rejuvenated in the back of the vans his unit uses to ferry Jews?
(a) With Zyklon B pellets.
(b) With electricity.
(c) With carbon monoxide gas.
(d) With machine guns.

5. What does the narrator think is happening to Odilo Unverdorben as time goes on?
(a) He is getting forgetful in his old age.
(b) He is redeeming himself for his evil deeds.
(c) He is learning from his experience and becoming wise.
(d) He is becoming a less and less important person.

6. What is Solingen known for?
(a) Jewish culture.
(b) Orphanages.
(c) Surgical instruments.
(d) Airplane parts factories.

7. How does the narrator compare Schless-Hartheim to Auschwitz?
(a) He thinks Schless-Hartheim was less efficient.
(b) He thinks Schless-Hartheim was less modern.
(c) He thinks Schless-Hartheim was more impressive.
(d) He thinks Schless-Hartheim was much dirtier.

8. How often does Odilo Unverdorben spend time with Herta at Schless-Hartheim?
(a) She lives with him for a month at a time.
(b) She hardly ever visits him there.
(c) She lives with him there.
(d) She visits when she could.

9. Who owns Auschwitz when Odilo Unverdorben visits it with his parents?
(a) The Alsatians.
(b) The Austrians.
(c) The Polish.
(d) The Germans.

10. What does the narrator think the very thin men are doing at the camps when they tip their heads back towards the sky strangely?
(a) Praying for deliverance from the camps.
(b) Looking forward to death.
(c) Waiting to meet their families.
(d) Looking for signs of good weather.

11. What would Herta do after Odilo Unverdorben would spend hours begging for her attention?
(a) Make love with him.
(b) Kiss him.
(c) Offer to live with him.
(d) Touch him briefly.

12. What does Uncle Pepi keep in a box on his desk?
(a) Zyklon B pellets
(b) Amputated limbs.
(c) Kerosene.
(d) Human eyes.

13. What does Herta know about Odilo Unverdorben's work at Auschwitz?
(a) She suggested Odilo work there herself.
(b) She thinks that he is working at a children's hospital.
(c) She approves of his work and experiments.
(d) She does not know about it; Odilo keeps it secret.

14. What are Jews forbidden from buying when the racial laws are passed?
(a) Postage stamps.
(b) Passports.
(c) Train tickets.
(d) Cheese.

15. What does the narrator think Uncle Pepi uses to bring dead patients back to life?
(a) Phenol injections.
(b) Fire.
(c) Showers.
(d) Lightning.

Short Answer Questions

1. How successful does the narrator think Uncle Pepi's experiments are?

2. How does the narrator feel about Odilo Unverdorben's father?

3. How old is Odilo Unverdorben when the narrator thinks he returned to married life?

4. What is the name of Odilo Unverdorben's wife?

5. How old is the narrator when he realizes that he would soon be born?

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