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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. The excommunicated monk Stefan’s priory is in the region of what notorious death camp north of Warsaw, according to the narrator in Part II: “In the Ogre’s Cave,” Chapter 7?
(a) Kasimierz.
(b) Szlachta.
(c) Lublin.
(d) Treblinka.

2. What word from Part III: “Dancing at Auschwitz,” Chapter 12 refers to an ecclesiastic attached to the chapel of a royal court, college, or military unit?
(a) Vorarbeiter.
(b) Chaplain.
(c) Ecumenical.
(d) Chiaroscuro.

3. The ship that G. Earwig’s family departed on was supposedly setting out for what destination?
(a) The United States.
(b) Canada.
(c) Palestine.
(d) Romania.

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

5. What are the lyrics of the children’s lullaby that Sister Catherine translates into English for Olin in Part II: “In the Ogre’s Cave,” Chapter 10?
(a) “Early in the morning, God willing, you shall awaken.”
(b) “Little Miss Muffett sat on a tuffett.”
(c) “Ring around the rosie, pocket full of posies.”
(d) “London Bridge is falling down.”

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. Where was Pope John Paul II born?

3. According to the former patient of Dr. Allgeier’s who became a camp guard, Olin’s mother was recognized on the selection platform at Auschwitz in what year?

4. Who questions whether Beethoven’s joy in Ode to Joy is indicative of transcendence in Part IV: “In Paradise,” Chapter 16?

5. When did Tadeusz Borowski die?

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

3. Who follows Olin as he searches for Brzezinka in Part II: “In the Ogre’s Cave,” Chapter 8? Why is Olin looking for this setting?

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

5. Why does Olin go into the town of Oswiecim in Part II: “In the Ogre’s Cave,” Chapter 8? What does he take with him?

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

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

8. What information does Olin learn from Stefan in Part III: “Dancing at Auschwitz,” Chapter 13?

9. What is significant about the tattoo that Malan shows Olin in Part III: “Dancing at Auschwitz,” Chapter 13?

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

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