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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was the commandant of Auschwitz concentration camp from May 1940 to November 1943?
(a) Aharon Appelfeld.
(b) Franz Xaver Schwarz.
(c) Hanz Frank.
(d) Rudolf Höss.

2. What word is used to describe the ram’s horn blown as a wind instrument in Part II: “In the Ogre’s Cave,” Chapter 4?
(a) Chiaroscuro.
(b) Visage.
(c) Shofar.
(d) Kaddish.

3. To whom does Ben Lama offer the microphone after opening the meeting following dinner at the museum auditorium in Part II: “In the Ogre’s Cave,” Chapter 5?
(a) Viktor Frankl.
(b) Rabbi Dan.
(c) Hanz Frank.
(d) Father Mikal.

4. Why is the traveler advised against hiring a car to take him from the city to his destination in Part I: “A Guest of Poland,” Chapter 1?
(a) There are no taxis.
(b) There is a fuel shortage.
(c) It is too expensive.
(d) The cars are too slow.

5. In what year did Rudolf Höss join the Nazi Party?
(a) 1939.
(b) 1931.
(c) 1922.
(d) 1933.

Short Answer Questions

1. What month is it that the traveler arrives in Poland in Part I: “A Guest of Poland,” Chapter 1?

2. Of those who witnessed the horrors of the Holocaust, Dr. Stern says what “is about all we have in common with those poor doomed bastards” in Part II: “In the Ogre’s Cave,” Chapter 5?

3. What city does the traveler arrive in after taking a cab from the airport in Part I: “A Guest of Poland,” Chapter 1?

4. The traveler is said to have once been a resident of what location in the U.S. in Part I: “A Guest of Poland,” Chapter 1?

5. How many “pilgrims” does Dr. Stern say have come to attend the retreat in Part I: “A Guest of Poland,” Chapter 3?

Short Essay Questions

1. How was the birth of Clements Olinski discovered by the Olinskis, according to the narrator in Part II: “In the Ogre’s Cave,” Chapter 5?

2. What are Dr. Olin’s personal reasons for attending the retreat, according to the narrator in Part I: “A Guest of Poland,” Chapter 3?

3. How would you describe the narrative style established in Part I: “A Guest of Poland,” Chapter 1?

4. What is on the agenda for the first morning of the retreat in Part I: “A Guest of Poland,” Chapter 3?

5. How do Mirek and Wanda respond when Olin points out the historical facts of the area in Part I: “A Guest of Poland,” Chapter 2?

6. How would you describe the symbolic significance of the character of G. Earwig in the novel?

7. What symbolic items did Olin’s grandfather bring with him to the New World, according to the narrator in Part II: “In the Ogre’s Cave,” Chapter 5? Why?

8. How do Mirek and Wanda respond when they arrive at Olin’s destination in Part I: “A Guest of Poland,” Chapter 2?

9. What favor does the young couple offer to the traveler in Part I: “A Guest of Poland,” Chapter 1? Why?

10. When did Olin’s grandparents and father leave Europe, according to the narrator in Part II: “In the Ogre’s Cave,” Chapter 5?

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