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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 is the name of the prayer that is translated by the rabbi as “Making Peace by Making Whole” in Part III: “Dancing at Auschwitz,” Chapter 11?
(a) Szlachta.
(b) Oseh Shalom.
(c) Almanach de Gotha.
(d) Olsztyn.

2. In what year did Josef Mengele join the Nazi Party?
(a) 1922.
(b) 1929.
(c) 1937.
(d) 1931.

3. What is the name of the priest that accompanies the two Catholic novices at the retreat?
(a) Father David.
(b) Father Mikal.
(c) Father James.
(d) Father Thompson.

4. Whom does Sister Catherine describe as her namesake in Part II: “In the Ogre’s Cave,” Chapter 9?
(a) St. Catherine of Padua.
(b) St. Catherine of Siena.
(c) St. Catherine of Warsaw.
(d) St. Catherine of Milan.

5. What word from Part IV: “In Paradise” opens in Chapters 15 refers to a loud electric horn, formerly used on automobiles and now often used as a warning signal?
(a) Kaddish.
(b) Shofar.
(c) Klaxon.
(d) Kibbutz.

Short Answer Questions

1. What German word for “housewife” does Earwig use in a derogatory manner in Part II: “In the Ogre’s Cave,” Chapter 6?

2. What is the name of the Polish sculptor at the retreat who argues with the Jewish attendees in Part II: “In the Ogre’s Cave,” Chapter 7?

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

4. 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?

5. What does Malan say in Part III: “Dancing at Auschwitz,” Chapter 13 “can speak when words cannot”?

Short Essay Questions

1. What inner conflicts does Olin reveal in Part II: “In the Ogre’s Cave,” Chapter 9?

2. How is the character of Stanislav K. described in Part II: “In the Ogre’s Cave,” Chapter 8?

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

4. What information does Erna reveal to Olin prior to the meditation meeting in Part III: “Dancing at Auschwitz,” Chapter 14?

5. What story does Stefan reveal when he steps forward to “bear witness” in Part II: “In the Ogre’s Cave,” Chapter 7?

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

7. How is the theme of the human capacity for evil explored in Part III: “Dancing at Auschwitz,” Chapter 11?

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

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

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

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