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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. Where does the narrator say that Dr. D. Clements Olin was born in Part I: “A Guest of Poland,” Chapter 3?
(a) France.
(b) Canada.
(c) Germany.
(d) Poland.

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

3. When was the Russian poet Anna Akhmatova born?
(a) 1911.
(b) 1799.
(c) 1889.
(d) 1826.

4. What word used in Part II: “In the Ogre’s Cave,” Chapter 4 refers to an earnest desire for achievement or distinction?
(a) Visage.
(b) Pedantic.
(c) Fatigue.
(d) Ambition.

5. How old was Olin when he was sent away to boarding school, according to the narrator in Part II: “In the Ogre’s Cave,” Chapter 5?
(a) 13.
(b) 10.
(c) 5.
(d) 8.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. Which of the retreat attendees is described in Part I: “A Guest of Poland,” Chapter 3 as “unaffiliated” in terms of religion and as having “no indicated nationality”?

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?

4. The man who points out the different locations at the camp in the dormitory in Part I: “A Guest of Poland,” Chapter 2 says to the traveler, “Why do you stare, if I may ask? You never see” what before?

5. What word from Part I: “A Guest of Poland,” Chapter 2 refers to the appearance of the face?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Olin set out alone for Birkenau after lunch in Part II: “In the Ogre’s Cave,” Chapter 4?

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

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

4. What does Olin consider about his behavior after the departure of Wanda and Mirek in Part I: “A Guest of Poland,” Chapter 2?

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

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

7. 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?

8. 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?

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

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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