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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What Zen poet is described by Ben Lama in Part IV: “In Paradise,” Chapter 16 as having written of a “glad willingness to exchange the most magnificent metaphor about the sea for the immediacy, the pure reality, or one splash of cold surf full in the face”?
(a) Rilke.
(b) Hanz Frank.
(c) Master Dogen.
(d) Ryokan.

2. 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) Olsztyn.
(b) Oseh Shalom.
(c) Almanach de Gotha.
(d) Szlachta.

3. How many times does Father Mikal say the novices have attended Confession from him in Part III: “Dancing at Auschwitz,” Chapter 13?
(a) 2.
(b) 1.
(c) 3.
(d) 0.

4. What German word for “housewife” does Earwig use in a derogatory manner in Part II: “In the Ogre’s Cave,” Chapter 6?
(a) Kaddish.
(b) Kibbutz.
(c) Shofar.
(d) Hausfrau.

5. What word used by Father Mikal in Part III: “Dancing at Auschwitz,” Chapter 13 means easily influenced?
(a) Impressionable.
(b) Pernicious.
(c) Disingenuous.
(d) Sardonic.

6. What was Josef Mengele’s nickname?
(a) The Murder Machine.
(b) The Angel of Death.
(c) The President of Evil.
(d) The Mad Doctor.

7. What does Olin leave behind in the bricks of the cellar at Birkenau as an offering to his mother in Part IV: “In Paradise” opens in Chapters 15?
(a) A poem.
(b) A gold ring.
(c) A piece of amber.
(d) A pearl bracelet.

8. Whom does the narrator refer to as “Becca’s sarcastic lover” in Part III: “Dancing at Auschwitz,” Chapter 14?
(a) Malan.
(b) Stefan.
(c) Rabbi Dan.
(d) Jaroslav.

9. What is the name of the younger Catholic novice on the retreat?
(a) Sister Maria.
(b) Sister Catherine.
(c) Sister Ann-Marie.
(d) Sister Angela.

10. 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) 300.
(b) 700.
(c) 500.
(d) 200.

11. 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) Cantor.
(b) Vorarbeiter.
(c) Shofar.
(d) Kaddish.

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

13. When was Tadeusz Borowski married to his fiancée Maria?
(a) 1942.
(b) 1939.
(c) 1946.
(d) 1959.

14. What was Sister Catherine’s name prior to her entrance to novice hood, according to Stefan in Part III: “Dancing at Auschwitz,” Chapter 13?
(a) Michelle.
(b) Sarah.
(c) Amalia.
(d) Elizabeth.

15. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Tadeusz Borowski commit suicide?

2. What was the name of Clements Olin’s maternal grandmother?

3. What is the name of the Polish sculptor at the retreat who argues with the Jewish attendees in Part II: “In the Ogre’s Cave,” Chapter 7?

4. Who tells the story about the Jewish family hiding in a secret hiding place in a Warsaw house and was then discovered by the Gestapo because of the little girl who wouldn’t stop crying in Part II: “In the Ogre’s Cave,” Chapter 7?

5. What word used in Part III: “Dancing at Auschwitz,” Chapter 11 refers to a sweetened, aromatic solution of alcohol and water containing medicinal substances?

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