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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who painted Young Woman with Ermine?
(a) Michelangelo.
(b) Pablo Picasso.
(c) Pierre-Auguste Renoir.
(d) Leonardo da Vinci.

2. At least how many prisoners died at Auschwitz during the Holocaust?
(a) 3.2 million.
(b) 2.3 million.
(c) 1.1 million.
(d) 4.3 million.

3. What word from the novel refers to the religious official of a synagogue who conducts the liturgical portion of a service and sings or chants the prayers?
(a) Shofar.
(b) Cantor.
(c) Kaddish.
(d) Vorarbeiter.

4. The excommunicated monk Stefan’s priory is in the region of what notorious death camp north of Warsaw, according to the narrator in Part II: “In the Ogre’s Cave,” Chapter 7?
(a) Kasimierz.
(b) Szlachta.
(c) Lublin.
(d) Treblinka.

5. What is the name of the priest that accompanies the two Catholic novices at the retreat?
(a) Father James.
(b) Father Thompson.
(c) Father David.
(d) Father Mikal.

Short Answer Questions

1. What city does the traveler arrive in after taking a cab from the airport in Part I: “A Guest of Poland,” Chapter 1?

2. What word is used by the narrator in Part II: “In the Ogre’s Cave,” Chapter 4 to describe an overseer or “a privileged facilitator of the dirty work” at the concentration camps?

3. What is the name of the ship that G. Earwig has spent his life in search of, according to the narrator in Part III: “Dancing at Auschwitz,” Chapter 12?

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

5. What word used in Part II: “In the Ogre’s Cave,” Chapter 10 means lacking sense or silly?

(see the answer key)

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