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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. When did Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn win the Nobel Prize in Literature?
(a) 1992.
(b) 1981.
(c) 1970.
(d) 1962.
2. When was Josef Mengele born?
(a) 1889.
(b) 1926.
(c) 1892.
(d) 1911.
3. Whom does the narrator refer to as “Becca’s sarcastic lover” in Part III: “Dancing at Auschwitz,” Chapter 14?
(a) Jaroslav.
(b) Rabbi Dan.
(c) Malan.
(d) Stefan.
4. In the conclusion of Part IV: “In Paradise,” Chapter 16, the narrator describes Olin, saying, “In the wavering of candles he sits motionless, broken-brained and” what?
(a) “Finally open to the world.”
(b) “Wholly brokenhearted.”
(c) “Waiting.”
(d) “Completely alone.”
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?
(a) Elixir.
(b) Treblinka.
(c) Shofar.
(d) Kibbutz.
Short Answer Questions
1. What word from Part IV: “In Paradise,” Chapter 16 refers to a long, tapering flag?
2. How did Tadeusz Borowski commit suicide?
3. What word from Part II: “In the Ogre’s Cave,” Chapter 7 means resisting authority or control, or disobedient?
4. What name refers to the Pentateuch, the first of the three Jewish divisions of the Old Testament?
5. Who is the young man that Olin encounters outside of a cottage by the concentration camp and holding a blueprint in Part II: “In the Ogre’s Cave,” Chapter 10?
Short Essay Questions
1. What reason does Olin give for his family’s failure to search for his mother when he “bears witness” in Part III: “Dancing at Auschwitz,” Chapter 14?
2. How is the theme of the human capacity for evil explored in Part III: “Dancing at Auschwitz,” Chapter 11?
3. How are the tensions between the retreat attendees described in Part II: “In the Ogre’s Cave,” Chapter 6?
4. What information does Olin learn from Stefan in Part III: “Dancing at Auschwitz,” Chapter 13?
5. How does the dancing come about in Part III: “Dancing at Auschwitz,” Chapter 11? Who dances alongside Olin?
6. Where does Olin go after Catherine bids him farewell in Part IV: “In Paradise,” Chapter 16?
7. How is the character of Stanislav K. described in Part II: “In the Ogre’s Cave,” Chapter 8?
8. How does the narrator describe the mood of the attendees in the beginning of Part III: “Dancing at Auschwitz,” Chapter 11?
9. What does Olin encounter when his bus reaches Cracow in Part IV: “In Paradise,” Chapter 16?
10. How does the narrator describe the correlations between art and evil in Part III: “Dancing at Auschwitz,” Chapter 13?
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