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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. When was Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn born?
2. What word from Part II: “In the Ogre’s Cave,” Chapter 7 means resisting authority or control, or disobedient?
3. The narrator says in Part II: “In the Ogre’s Cave,” Chapter 10 that the “last prisoners in the Cracow ghetto, [Olin] has read, were transported to Auschwitz-Birkenau in August” of what year?
4. Who takes Olin’s hand after Sister Ann-Marie wriggles free from the dancing circle in Part III: “Dancing at Auschwitz,” Chapter 11?
5. What was Sister Catherine’s name prior to her entrance to novice hood, according to Stefan in Part III: “Dancing at Auschwitz,” Chapter 13?
Short Essay Questions
1. What information does Sister Catherine relate to Olin when she greets him in the beginning of Part III: “Dancing at Auschwitz,” Chapter 12?
2. Where does Olin go after Catherine bids him farewell in Part IV: “In Paradise,” Chapter 16?
3. Who steps forward to “bear witness” at the meditation meeting in Part II: “In the Ogre’s Cave,” Chapter 10? What does this character reveal?
4. How are the tensions between the retreat attendees described in Part II: “In the Ogre’s Cave,” Chapter 6?
5. Where does Olin go on the morning of the departure in Part IV: “In Paradise,” Chapter 15? What does he do here?
6. What story does Stefan reveal when he steps forward to “bear witness” in Part II: “In the Ogre’s Cave,” Chapter 7?
7. What does Olin consider the phenomenon of the dancing to be in Part III: “Dancing at Auschwitz,” Chapter 11?
8. How is the theme of the human capacity for evil explored in Part III: “Dancing at Auschwitz,” Chapter 11?
9. How is the character of Stanislav K. described in Part II: “In the Ogre’s Cave,” Chapter 8?
10. 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?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Art and Expression
a. Discuss the artist Malan’s perceptions of art and expression in the novel. Why is Malan able to express the evils of the Holocaust through art more than he is able to through words?
b. How does the theme of art and expression apply to Clements Olin’s character journey in the novel?
Essay Topic 2
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 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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