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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What word is used by the narrator in Part II: “In the Ogre’s Cave,” Chapter 4 to describe an overseer or “a privileged facilitator of the dirty work” at the concentration camps?

2. What Polish province was “a hub for seasonal harvest labor transported across northern Europe” prior to World War II, according to the narrator in Part I: “A Guest of Poland,” Chapter 2?

3. What is the Brick Gothic church that was “destroyed in the thirteenth century by Asian Tatars” and rebuilt in the fourteenth century, according to the narrator in Part I: “A Guest of Poland,” Chapter 1?

4. What city does the traveler arrive in after taking a cab from the airport in Part I: “A Guest of Poland,” Chapter 1?

5. What word from Part II: “In the Ogre’s Cave,” Chapter 4 means extreme suffering and/or torment?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is the setting described in the opening of Part I: “A Guest of Poland,” Chapter 2?

2. What symbolic items did Olin’s grandfather bring with him to the New World, according to the narrator in Part II: “In the Ogre’s Cave,” Chapter 5? Why?

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

4. When did Olin’s grandparents and father leave Europe, according to the narrator in Part II: “In the Ogre’s Cave,” Chapter 5?

5. What confrontation takes place between Earwig and Olin outside the crematorium in Part II: “In the Ogre’s Cave,” Chapter 4?

6. Where has “the traveler” arrived in Part I: “A Guest of Poland,” Chapter 1? What does he learn upon his arrival?

7. How does Dr. Stern describe the mission of the retreat in Part I: “A Guest of Poland,” Chapter 3? Who has come to attend the retreat?

8. How do Mirek and Wanda respond when they arrive at Olin’s destination in Part I: “A Guest of Poland,” Chapter 2?

9. How is the setting of Kasmierz described in Part I: “A Guest of Poland,” Chapter 1?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the structural components of the Auschwitz Concentration Camp. Where in the camp are Clements and the other retreat attendees sleeping, eating, and meditating? Where do they go to pray and meditate daily?

Essay Topic 2

Analyze and discuss the character of Dr. Clements Olin as the protagonist of In Paradise. How old is Dr. Olin? What characteristics does he exhibit in the novel? What are Dr. Olin’s objectives in attending the retreat at Auschwitz?

Essay Topic 3

Describe and discuss the setting of Cracow, Poland. How far is Cracow located from the Auschwitz concentration camp? Discuss the history of Cracow prior to and during World War II. How much damage did Cracow see from the war? How is Cracow described in 1996, when Clements Olin arrives?

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