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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) Franz Xaver Schwarz.
(b) Rudolf Höss.
(c) Aharon Appelfeld.
(d) Hanz Frank.

2. Who painted Young Woman with Ermine?
(a) Leonardo da Vinci.
(b) Michelangelo.
(c) Pierre-Auguste Renoir.
(d) Pablo Picasso.

3. Who is the “glum American rabbi” that instructs the other retreat attendees about the ram’s horn in Part II: “In the Ogre’s Cave,” Chapter 4?
(a) Rainer.
(b) Stefan.
(c) James Glock.
(d) Dan.

4. What word is used by the narrator in Part II: “In the Ogre’s Cave,” Chapter 4 to describe an overseer or “a privileged facilitator of the dirty work” at the concentration camps?
(a) Shofar.
(b) Kaddish.
(c) Vorarbeiter.
(d) Chiaroscuro.

5. 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?
(a) Jedem das Seine.
(b) Arbeit macht frei.
(c) Le travail rend libre!
(d) Heil Hitler.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the camp that the traveler has come to in Part I: “A Guest of Poland,” Chapter 2?

2. Who harasses the Catholic novices when they light a candle in the Hunger Cell in Part II: “In the Ogre’s Cave,” Chapter 4?

3. What word from Part II: “In the Ogre’s Cave,” Chapter 4 means extreme suffering and/or torment?

4. When were “those heathen Turks finally driven from Vienna,” according to the narrator in Part II: “In the Ogre’s Cave,” Chapter 5?

5. The retreat’s unofficial “spiritual leader” is nicknamed what, according to the narrator in Part I: “A Guest of Poland,” Chapter 3?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who are the locals that the traveler meets at the café in Part I: “A Guest of Poland,” Chapter 1? Where do they take him?

2. What is taking place when Mr. Earwig initiates a conflict in Part II: “In the Ogre’s Cave,” Chapter 4?

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

4. Where has “the traveler” arrived in Part I: “A Guest of Poland,” Chapter 1? What does he learn upon his arrival?

5. How does Dr. Stern describe the mission of the retreat in Part I: “A Guest of Poland,” Chapter 3? Who has come to attend the retreat?

6. What does Olin point out about the history of Oswiecim in Part I: “A Guest of Poland,” Chapter 2?

7. How is the setting described in the opening of Part I: “A Guest of Poland,” Chapter 2?

8. What about Commandant Rudolf Höss fascinates Olin, according to the narrator in Part II: “In the Ogre’s Cave,” Chapter 5?

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

10. Who greets Olin once he arrives at his destination in Part I: “A Guest of Poland,” Chapter 2?

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