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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 15-16.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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?
(a) Sexual abuse.
(b) Her children’s illnesses and deaths.
(c) The bombing of her home.
(d) Unjust imprisonment.

2. 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) 500.
(b) 200.
(c) 300.
(d) 700.

3. What is the name of Wanda’s boyfriend who helps to show the visitor around in Part I: “A Guest of Poland,” Chapter 1?
(a) Rainer.
(b) Mirek.
(c) Stefan.
(d) Mikal.

4. Dr. Stern tells Dr. Olin in Part I: “A Guest of Poland,” Chapter 3 that the majority of the attendees at the retreat are Jews and Christians from what country?
(a) Switzerland.
(b) France.
(c) Israel.
(d) Portugal.

5. When was the Russian poet Anna Akhmatova born?
(a) 1889.
(b) 1826.
(c) 1799.
(d) 1911.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Tadeusz Borowski commit suicide?

2. What word used in Part II: “In the Ogre’s Cave,” Chapter 4 refers to an earnest desire for achievement or distinction?

3. Whom does the traveler recall having said to him of his trip to Poland, “You really have no choice about it, do you?” in Part I: “A Guest of Poland,” Chapter 2?

4. What is the name of the old Jewish quarter where the traveler and his young tour guides stop at a café in Part I: “A Guest of Poland,” Chapter 1?

5. Who first approaches Clements Olin in the mess hall to ask if he’s okay in the beginning of Part III: “Dancing at Auschwitz,” Chapter 11?

(see the answer key)

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