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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does the narrator think Odilo Unverdorben's father would take away Odilo's pain?
(a) By massaging the place that hurt.
(b) With a swat of his hand.
(c) By kissing the place that hurt.
(d) By applying an ice pack.

2. How old is Odilo Unverdorben when he visits Auschwitz for the first time?
(a) Seven.
(b) Thirteen.
(c) Ten.
(d) Three.

3. Where does the narrator think Herta's letters come from?
(a) The fire.
(b) The trash.
(c) The mail box.
(d) The sprinkle rooms.

4. What does the narrator think Odilo Unverdorben's mother will do when Odilo returns into her body?
(a) Wish for a girl baby.
(b) Have an abortion.
(c) Commit suicide.
(d) Scream that he is gone.

5. What does Odilo Unverdorben see at Auschwitz when he visits with his family?
(a) The Holocaust Museum.
(b) Old barracks and industrial structures.
(c) Sprinkle rooms and mass graves.
(d) Surgical instrument factories.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why doesn't anyone at Schless-Hartheim know about Odilo Unverdorben's work at Auschwitz?

2. What does Odilo Unverdorben dream about as a young child?

3. What does the narrator think the showers are for at Auschwitz?

4. What are Jews forbidden from buying when the racial laws are passed?

5. How does the narrator feel about Odilo Unverdorben's father?

Short Essay Questions

1. As Odilo Unverdorben ages, how is the narrator affected by his time at Auschwitz?

2. Describe Odilo Unverdorben's relationship with his father.

3. Describe the irony of the narrator thinking that Odilo Unverdorben and Herta are taking apart baby furniture and un-sewing baby clothes.

4. The narrator is usually just stuck with his backward perspective. Describe a case where he creates his own explanations and has to explain things to himself.

5. Describe Odilo Unverdorben's work in the Waffen Secret Service.

6. How does Odilo Unverdorben's language change during his time at Auschwitz?

7. Describe Herta's feelings about Auschwitz.

8. What is the importance of Odilo Unverdorben's childhood home?

9. What does the narrator think about Auschwitz when he sees it through Odilo Unverdorben's thirteen-year-old eyes?

10. Describe the narrator's relationship with Odilo Unverdorben's father.

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