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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 used by Dr. Stern in Part IV: “In Paradise,” Chapter 16 means very sheer and light, or almost transparent or translucent?
2. 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?
3. What was Josef Mengele’s nickname?
4. Who stands against the “diabolical” concept of dancing at Auschwitz and condemns those who danced, regardless of the fact that he’d joined in, in Part III: “Dancing at Auschwitz,” Chapter 11?
5. What is the name of Rainer’s uncle that he says he’s come to Auschwitz to honor in Part II: “In the Ogre’s Cave,” Chapter 7?
Short Essay Questions
1. What inner conflicts does Olin reveal in Part II: “In the Ogre’s Cave,” Chapter 9?
2. How does the narrator describe the Olinskis’ efforts to locate Clements’s mother in Part II: “In the Ogre’s Cave,” Chapter 7?
3. How is the character of Stanislav K. described in Part II: “In the Ogre’s Cave,” Chapter 8?
4. How are the tensions between the retreat attendees described 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 is the theme of the human capacity for evil explored in Part III: “Dancing at Auschwitz,” Chapter 11?
7. 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?
8. How does the narrator describe the correlations between art and evil in Part III: “Dancing at Auschwitz,” Chapter 13?
9. How does Olin come to meet Sister Catherine in Part II: “In the Ogre’s Cave,” Chapter 6?
10. 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?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Examine the role that the Catholic Church played in the actions of the Holocaust. Why do some of the retreat attendees express disdain for the Church and its history in regard to the treatment of Jews? Is there evidence to back up these claims?
Essay Topic 2
Discuss the mission of the retreat at Auschwitz Concentration Camp. In writing In Paradise, author Peter Matthiessen has stated that the story was influenced by his own experience at a meditation retreat there. What was the purpose of this retreat? How does it compare with the retreat in the novel?
Essay Topic 3
Analyze and discuss the narrative style of In Paradise. Is the story related from a first, second, or third-person perspective? Is the narrator involved in the action of the story? Is the story told in present or past tense? How does each of these authorial choices affect the story and the reader?
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