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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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 fifteenth century.
(b) The sixteenth century.
(c) The seventeenth century.
(d) The thirteenth century.

2. What Viennese Holocaust survivor is quoted in Part II: “In the Ogre’s Cave,” Chapter 5 as having said, “We who have come back, we know. The best of us did not return”?
(a) Rudolf Höss.
(b) Primo Levi.
(c) Viktor Frankl.
(d) Franz Xaver Schwarz.

3. How old was Olin when he was sent away to boarding school, according to the narrator in Part II: “In the Ogre’s Cave,” Chapter 5?
(a) 10.
(b) 5.
(c) 8.
(d) 13.

4. Where was Josef Mengele located at the time of his death?
(a) Paris, France.
(b) New Brunswick, Canada.
(c) Charleston, South Carolina.
(d) Sao Paulo, Brazil.

5. How many female prisoners were held in each barrack of the women’s quarters, according to the narrator in Part II: “In the Ogre’s Cave,” Chapter 8?
(a) 700.
(b) 300.
(c) 200.
(d) 500.

Short Answer Questions

1. At least how many prisoners died at Auschwitz during the Holocaust?

2. Who leads the Christian prayer service that Olin attends with Professor Adina Schreier in the beginning of Part II: “In the Ogre’s Cave,” Chapter 6?

3. The couple that take the traveler to see the sights of the city in Part I: “A Guest of Poland,” Chapter 1 take him past the Royal Palace and what cathedral?

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

5. In what year does the narrator say that Olin’s grandparents “had prevailed upon their son Alexei, a young lieutenant of the cavalry, to escort them in their flight abroad to England and America” in Part II: “In the Ogre’s Cave,” Chapter 5?

(see the answer key)

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