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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 5.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What word is used to describe the ram’s horn blown as a wind instrument in Part II: “In the Ogre’s Cave,” Chapter 4?
(a) Chiaroscuro.
(b) Visage.
(c) Kaddish.
(d) Shofar.

2. Of those who witnessed the horrors of the Holocaust, Dr. Stern says what “is about all we have in common with those poor doomed bastards” in Part II: “In the Ogre’s Cave,” Chapter 5?
(a) “Our grief.”
(b) “Our genetic code.”
(c) “Our digestive tracts.”
(d) “Our compassion.”

3. Inside the concentration camp, the narrator describes Block 10 as the location where “the assorted sadisms” of what were administered, in Part II: “In the Ogre’s Cave,” Chapter 4?
(a) “Experimental medicine.”
(b) “Genetic science.”
(c) “Cyanide gases.”
(d) “Chiaroscuro.”

4. How many Jews does the traveler tell his companions were murdered after World War II in Poland in Part I: “A Guest of Poland,” Chapter 2?
(a) Nearly 2,000.
(b) Nearly 1,000.
(c) Nearly 3,000.
(d) Nearly 5,000.

5. What month is it that the traveler arrives in Poland in Part I: “A Guest of Poland,” Chapter 1?
(a) August.
(b) September.
(c) December.
(d) February.

Short Answer Questions

1. For what saint do the Catholic novices offer a candle in the Hunger Cell in Part II: “In the Ogre’s Cave,” Chapter 4?

2. What city does the traveler arrive in after taking a cab from the airport in Part I: “A Guest of Poland,” Chapter 1?

3. Who harasses the Catholic novices when they light a candle in the Hunger Cell in Part II: “In the Ogre’s Cave,” Chapter 4?

4. Who painted Young Woman with Ermine?

5. To whom does Ben Lama offer the microphone after opening the meeting following dinner at the museum auditorium in Part II: “In the Ogre’s Cave,” Chapter 5?

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