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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 11-12.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Dr. Stern describes the retreatants at the concentration camp as having come from how many countries in Part I: “A Guest of Poland,” Chapter 3?
(a) 4.
(b) 6.
(c) 12.
(d) 8.

2. Who takes Olin’s hand after Sister Ann-Marie wriggles free from the dancing circle in Part III: “Dancing at Auschwitz,” Chapter 11?
(a) Brigitte Frank.
(b) Rabbi Glock.
(c) Stefan.
(d) Sister Catherine.

3. During what century does the narrator say Poland “ruled all Europe from the Baltic east to the Black Sea” in Part II: “In the Ogre’s Cave,” Chapter 5?
(a) The thirteenth century.
(b) The sixteenth century.
(c) The fifteenth century.
(d) The seventeenth century.

4. What is the name of the prayer that is translated by the rabbi as “Making Peace by Making Whole” in Part III: “Dancing at Auschwitz,” Chapter 11?
(a) Szlachta.
(b) Olsztyn.
(c) Oseh Shalom.
(d) Almanach de Gotha.

5. What word from Part II: “In the Ogre’s Cave,” Chapter 5 refers to people of noble or high rank?
(a) Chiaroscuro.
(b) Ecumenical.
(c) Patricians.
(d) Vorarbeiter.

Short Answer Questions

1. To whom does Ben Lama offer the microphone after opening the meeting following dinner at the museum auditorium in Part II: “In the Ogre’s Cave,” Chapter 5?

2. What is the last name of the retreat attendee that is described in Part I: “A Guest of Poland,” Chapter 3 as “a makeshift Tibetan Buddhist from New Jersey”?

3. The ship that G. Earwig’s family departed on was supposedly setting out for what destination?

4. What word from the novel refers to an Israeli community settlement, usually agricultural, that is organized under collectivist principles?

5. Professor Adina Schreier is a teacher and historian from what country?

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