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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 13-14.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Of the visitor, the narrator says in the conclusion of Part I: “A Guest of Poland,” Chapter 2, “The oppression seeping from these walls, he thinks, can only be deepened by his own misgivings as to” what?
(a) “His guilt in the entire affair.”
(b) “Who he really is.”
(c) “Why he has come here in the first place.”
(d) “What happened here fifty years ago.”

2. What is the name of Eva’s friend who is described as a self-taught painter and who survived at Auschwitz for four years?
(a) Rainer.
(b) Lublin.
(c) Stefan.
(d) Malan.

3. What word from Part II: “In the Ogre’s Cave,” Chapter 4 means extreme suffering and/or torment?
(a) Shofar.
(b) Fatigue.
(c) Kaddish.
(d) Martyrdom.

4. By what name does the narrator describe Block 11 in the concentration camp in Part II: “In the Ogre’s Cave,” Chapter 4?
(a) “The Death Block.”
(b) “The Medical Block.”
(c) “The Mental Block.”
(d) “The Sleeping Block.”

5. What does Mr. Earwig say his first name is in Part II: “In the Ogre’s Cave,” Chapter 4?
(a) Georgie.
(b) Grayson.
(c) Gene.
(d) Gregory.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the priest that accompanies the two Catholic novices at the retreat?

2. Who does Dr. Stern describe as “Me-firsters even in grief, these people” in Part II: “In the Ogre’s Cave,” Chapter 5?

3. Who is described in Part II: “In the Ogre’s Cave,” Chapter 10 as the lone Ostjude survivor among those at the retreat?

4. What word from Part II: “In the Ogre’s Cave,” Chapter 6 means characterized by bitter or scornful derision?

5. According to the former patient of Dr. Allgeier’s who became a camp guard, Olin’s mother was recognized on the selection platform at Auschwitz in what year?

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