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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. What does Malan say in Part III: “Dancing at Auschwitz,” Chapter 13 “can speak when words cannot”?
(a) “The hand.”
(b) “The soul.”
(c) “Music.”
(d) “Love.”

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

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

4. What name does Olin call out when chasing after Sister Catherine in Part IV: “In Paradise,” Chapter 16?
(a) Emily.
(b) Elizabeth.
(c) Amalia.
(d) Sarah.

5. What word used in Part III: “Dancing at Auschwitz,” Chapter 12 means marked by characteristics of an earlier period, or antiquated?
(a) Colloquial.
(b) Intrinsic.
(c) Archaic.
(d) Undetermined.

Short Answer Questions

1. What word from Part IV: “In Paradise,” Chapter 16 means extremely or impassively steep?

2. Who relates the ancient tale of a man in sorrow who is comforted by a rabbi who tells him: “The only whole heart is the broken heart. But it must be wholly broken” in Part III: “Dancing at Auschwitz,” Chapter 11?

3. What “confession” does Olin make before the other retreat attendees at the meditation meeting in Part III: “Dancing at Auschwitz,” Chapter 14?

4. How old does the narrator say Tadeusz Borowski was in 1948 when his death camp narrative made him famous, in Part III: “Dancing at Auschwitz,” Chapter 13?

5. What word from Part II: “In the Ogre’s Cave,” Chapter 6 means characterized by bitter or scornful derision?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Olin learn about Father Mikal in Cracow in Part IV: “In Paradise,” Chapter 16?

2. What does Olin encounter when his bus reaches Cracow in Part IV: “In Paradise,” Chapter 16?

3. What does Father Mikal discuss with Olin in the beginning of Part III: “Dancing at Auschwitz,” Chapter 13?

4. How does Olin come to meet Sister Catherine in Part II: “In the Ogre’s Cave,” Chapter 6?

5. How does the narrator describe the mood of the attendees in the beginning of Part III: “Dancing at Auschwitz,” Chapter 11?

6. How does G. Earwig describe the loss of his family in Part III: “Dancing at Auschwitz,” Chapter 12?

7. Where does Olin go after Catherine bids him farewell in Part IV: “In Paradise,” Chapter 16?

8. How does the dancing come about in Part III: “Dancing at Auschwitz,” Chapter 11? Who dances alongside Olin?

9. What happens with Sister Ann-Marie during the prayer service in Part II: “In the Ogre’s Cave,” Chapter 8?

10. What information does Father Mikal reveal about Stefan in Part IV: “In Paradise,” Chapter 16?

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