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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6: Multiply Zero By Zero And You Still Get Zero.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the narrator thinking about when John Young is sailing to Europe?
(a) Herta
(b) Irene.
(c) Odilo Unverdorben's mother.
(d) Father Duryea.

2. Why doesn't anyone at Schless-Hartheim know about Odilo Unverdorben's work at Auschwitz?
(a) It is top secret.
(b) He had changed his name so no one would know he was there.
(c) It has not happened yet.
(d) The official account of the work at Auschwitz has not been published yet.

3. What term does the narrator coin to describe the act of eating?
(a) "Feasting."
(b) "Vomitorium."
(c) "Going to the restaurant."
(d) "Celebration of food."

4. How does the narrator experience the change from Auschwitz to Schless-Hartheim?
(a) As a more humane way to treat prisoners.
(b) As an opportunity to help people who need more help.
(c) As a frightful decline in "people-making" skills.
(d) As progress from a big camp for the masses to a more specialized camp.

5. What does the narrator wish he could say to Irene?
(a) "You don't deserve to be happy."
(b) "Get away from me."
(c) "I'm true to you."
(d) "I'm sorry for cheating."

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Odilo Unverdorben's work affect his marriage?

2. How does the narrator feel about John Young's departure from New York?

3. Where does the narrator think that Tod Friendly finds love letters?

4. From whom does Tod Friendly get a letter every year?

5. How does the narrator feel when Odilo Unverdorben returns to married life in the years before Auschwitz?

(see the answer key)

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