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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) 6.
(b) 8.
(c) 4.
(d) 12.

2. What is the name of Clements Olin’s father in the novel?
(a) Alexei Olinski.
(b) Xavier Olinski.
(c) David Olinski.
(d) Michael Olinski.

3. What is the name of Ben Lama’s retreat assistant, according to the narrator in Part II: “In the Ogre’s Cave,” Chapter 4?
(a) Malan.
(b) Rainer.
(c) Erna.
(d) Stefan.

4. The ship that G. Earwig’s family departed on was supposedly setting out for what destination?
(a) Palestine.
(b) The United States.
(c) Canada.
(d) Romania.

5. When did Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn win the Nobel Prize in Literature?
(a) 1962.
(b) 1970.
(c) 1992.
(d) 1981.

Short Answer Questions

1. What term in Part II: “In the Ogre’s Cave,” Chapter 4 refers to a liturgical prayer consisting of three or six verses?

2. What Polish province was “a hub for seasonal harvest labor transported across northern Europe” prior to World War II, according to the narrator in Part I: “A Guest of Poland,” Chapter 2?

3. Who is described as “Becca’s companion, a violinist with long black hair” in Part II: “In the Ogre’s Cave,” Chapter 7?

4. Where was Josef Mengele located at the time of his death?

5. What personal torment does “Big Erna” describe when she stands before the attendees in the dining area in Part II: “In the Ogre’s Cave,” Chapter 10?

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