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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Malan suggest Olin visit “the old Franciscan cathedral and have a look at its modern stained-glass window” in Part III: “Dancing at Auschwitz,” Chapter 13?
(a) Palestine.
(b) Romania.
(c) Treblinka.
(d) Cracow.

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

3. Erna tells Olin in Part II: “In the Ogre’s Cave,” Chapter 10 that the few Jews that returned to Oswiecim were expelled in what year by Communists?
(a) 1968.
(b) 1972.
(c) 1962.
(d) 1959.

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

5. Who is Erna speaking of when she says to Olin in Part IV: “In Paradise” opens in Chapters 15, “It’s all taken care of, Baron. He’s finished”?
(a) Father Mikal.
(b) Franz Xaver Schwarz.
(c) Stefan.
(d) Father Eugene.

6. What word used in Part III: “Dancing at Auschwitz,” Chapter 11 refers to a sweetened, aromatic solution of alcohol and water containing medicinal substances?
(a) Elixir.
(b) Treblinka.
(c) Kibbutz.
(d) Shofar.

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

8. What is the name of the prayer that is translated by the rabbi as “Making Peace by Making Whole” in Part III: “Dancing at Auschwitz,” Chapter 11?
(a) Szlachta.
(b) Olsztyn.
(c) Oseh Shalom.
(d) Almanach de Gotha.

9. Father Mikal implies in Part III: “Dancing at Auschwitz,” Chapter 13 that the mother-superior warned him that who had brought malicious gossip from their diocese to the retreat?
(a) Sister Christina.
(b) Sister Sarah.
(c) Sister Ann-Marie.
(d) Sister Catherine.

10. Who questions whether Beethoven’s joy in Ode to Joy is indicative of transcendence in Part IV: “In Paradise,” Chapter 16?
(a) Hanz Frank.
(b) Rabbi Dan.
(c) Rabbi Glock.
(d) Rainer.

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

12. Who is described as “Becca’s companion, a violinist with long black hair” in Part II: “In the Ogre’s Cave,” Chapter 7?
(a) Malan.
(b) Stefan.
(c) Jaroslav.
(d) Rainer.

13. Who is the young man that Olin encounters outside of a cottage by the concentration camp and holding a blueprint in Part II: “In the Ogre’s Cave,” Chapter 10?
(a) Dr. Stern.
(b) Mirek.
(c) Rabbi Dan.
(d) Stefan.

14. How many languages does G. Earwig speak, “all of them poorly,” according to the narrator in Part III: “Dancing at Auschwitz,” Chapter 12?
(a) 2.
(b) 4.
(c) 3.
(d) 5.

15. Who is said to be “grievously disappointed in his death camp experience and ‘heavy of heart’ as well, perceiving all Poland as ‘one big cemetery’” in Part IV: “In Paradise,” Chapter 16?
(a) Rabbi Glock.
(b) Viktor Frankl.
(c) Rabbi Dan.
(d) Jaroslav.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did Tadeusz Borowski die?

2. What German word for “housewife” does Earwig use in a derogatory manner in Part II: “In the Ogre’s Cave,” Chapter 6?

3. How did Tadeusz Borowski commit suicide?

4. When was Josef Mengele born?

5. What is the name of the priest that accompanies the two Catholic novices at the retreat?

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