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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. How does Odilo Unverdorben's assignment to Shless-Hartheim appear to the narrator?
2. How does the narrator compare Schless-Hartheim to Auschwitz?
3. What does the narrator look forward to in Odilo Unverdorben's work at Auschwitz?
4. Where would Odilo Unverdorben and Herta secretly kiss while they were courting?
5. What is Odilo Unverdorben's mother's name?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does the narrator's impression of the killings at Schless-Hartheim increase the reader's sense of sympathy for the people the Nazis killed there?
2. Describe the narrator's relationship with Odilo Unverdorben's father.
3. Describe Herta's feelings about Auschwitz.
4. Describe Odilo Unverdorben's work in the Waffen Secret Service.
5. How does the narrator's relationship with Herta progress?
6. As Odilo Unverdorben ages, how is the narrator affected by his time at Auschwitz?
7. Describe the irony of the narrator thinking that Odilo Unverdorben and Herta are taking apart baby furniture and un-sewing baby clothes.
8. What is the importance of Odilo Unverdorben's childhood home?
9. Describe the similarities and differences between the narrator and Uncle Pepi.
10. Describe Odilo Unverdorben's courtship of Herta.
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Irene and Herta both have children whom they cannot keep. Compare and contrast the effects of this loss on Herta and Irene. How is the experience similar for the two women? How is it different? How does it affect their lives and their relationships with Odilo Unverdorben?
Essay Topic 2
The first chapter is titled, 'What comes around goes around." What does this title mean?
1. Is Odilo brought to justice? Is he cleansed of his sins, or redeemed for his experiences? Does he suffer what he inflicted on others?
2. Is this title ironic, or is it intended literally. Cite specific examples from the text in your answer.
Essay Topic 3
How does the narrator's backwards point of view distort our experience of Odilo Unverdorben's life and actions? How does it help to reveal it? Citing specific examples from the text, describe the effect of the narrator's point of view.
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