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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Eindeutschung - The Oven (pp.192-255).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The Major saves Gretel's life during the inspection, why?
(a) He thinks she is to beautiful to kill.
(b) She reminds him of his sister.
(c) She was his favorite villager.
(d) He wants to irritate the Oberfuhrer.

2. What is the Oberfuhrer's excellent idea?
(a) The major should have the women clean the office every evening.
(b) Wicktor has to hold a salute until the women are done cleaning.
(c) Three women should clean the office in the nude.
(d) The underclothing should be used as cleaning rags.

3. Who shoots the rapists?
(a) Telek.
(b) Magda.
(c) The Stepmother.
(d) The Mechanik.

4. Where does Magda hide the children from the German soldiers?
(a) Under the floorboards where Magda kept the food.
(b) Inside the oven.
(c) In the woods.
(d) The secret hidey-hole.

5. How does the Major get the Oberfuhrer to back off the idea of killing one-third of the village?
(a) He tells them they cannot leave any bodies behind, but they cannot take them with them.
(b) He suggests the Oberfuhrer take revenge on Nelka and her family.
(c) He lets the Oberfuhrer know that he knows about the blood transfusions.
(d) He explains that his orders are to kill no one.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Gretel promise Telek before she goes into the woods alone?

2. Why are the mentally defective killed by the Germans?

3. Why does the Oberfuhrer want Nelka's blood?

4. What was it that Father Poitr had to get out of the boxcar when he was enlisted?

5. Telek tells Gretel what you must do you do if you want to see the animals of the forest. What was it?

(see the answer key)

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