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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. For how many years does Malan say he was held prisoner at Auschwitz in Part III: “Dancing at Auschwitz,” Chapter 13?
(a) 4.
(b) 3.
(c) 5.
(d) 7.

2. When was Tadeusz Borowski transported from Auschwitz to the Dautmergen subcamp of Natzweiler-Struthof?
(a) 1944.
(b) 1941.
(c) 1945.
(d) 1939.

3. Who is described in Part II: “In the Ogre’s Cave,” Chapter 10 as the lone Ostjude survivor among those at the retreat?
(a) Viktor Frankl.
(b) G. Earwig.
(c) Moishe T.
(d) Rabbi Glock.

4. The retreat’s unofficial “spiritual leader” is nicknamed what, according to the narrator in Part I: “A Guest of Poland,” Chapter 3?
(a) Ben Lama.
(b) Hanz Frank.
(c) Stefan.
(d) Malan.

5. What term in Part II: “In the Ogre’s Cave,” Chapter 4 refers to a liturgical prayer consisting of three or six verses?
(a) Kaddish.
(b) Chiaroscuro.
(c) Visage.
(d) Shofar.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the Brick Gothic church that was “destroyed in the thirteenth century by Asian Tatars” and rebuilt in the fourteenth century, according to the narrator in Part I: “A Guest of Poland,” Chapter 1?

2. What does Wanda read on the sign as the young couple enters the gates at the compound to drop off the traveler in Part I: “A Guest of Poland,” Chapter 2?

3. Where was chemist and writer Primo Levi born?

4. Who was the commandant of Auschwitz concentration camp from May 1940 to November 1943?

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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