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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. The narrator says in Part III: “Dancing at Auschwitz,” Chapter 12 that “Olin’s brief marriage ended in divorce on grounds of what his wife’s attorney cited as” what?
(a) “Alcoholism and abuse.”
(b) “Alienation of the affections.”
(c) “Addiction to adultery.”
(d) “Homosexual tendencies.”

2. Malan says to Olin in Part III: “Dancing at Auschwitz,” Chapter 13, “The only way to understand such evil is to” what?
(a) “Embrace it.”
(b) “Reimagine it.”
(c) “Enter into it.”
(d) “Accept it.”

3. Whom does Sister Catherine describe as her namesake in Part II: “In the Ogre’s Cave,” Chapter 9?
(a) St. Catherine of Milan.
(b) St. Catherine of Padua.
(c) St. Catherine of Siena.
(d) St. Catherine of Warsaw.

4. When is the bus said to be departing for Cracow from the concentration camp in Part IV: “In Paradise,” Chapter 15?
(a) Early morning.
(b) Midday.
(c) Early evening.
(d) Late evening.

5. Who does Olin describe in Part IV: “In Paradise,” Chapter 16 as having “celebrated that vital joy in his atavistic impulse to devour the raw heart of a deer that is slain bare-handed”?
(a) Percy Shelley.
(b) Henry David Thoreau.
(c) Samuel Beckett.
(d) Walt Whitman.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of Rainer’s uncle that he says he’s come to Auschwitz to honor in Part II: “In the Ogre’s Cave,” Chapter 7?

2. Whom does the narrator refer to as “Becca’s sarcastic lover” in Part III: “Dancing at Auschwitz,” Chapter 14?

3. What word used in Part II: “In the Ogre’s Cave,” Chapter 10 means lacking sense or silly?

4. What word from Part II: “In the Ogre’s Cave,” Chapter 9 means of doubtful authorship or authenticity?

5. What word from Part II: “In the Ogre’s Cave,” Chapter 7 means resisting authority or control, or disobedient?

Short Essay Questions

1. What story does Rainer reveal of his family in Part II: “In the Ogre’s Cave,” Chapter 7?

2. What is significant about the tattoo that Malan shows Olin in Part III: “Dancing at Auschwitz,” Chapter 13?

3. What information does Olin learn from Stefan in Part III: “Dancing at Auschwitz,” Chapter 13?

4. What does Father Mikal discuss with Olin in the beginning of Part III: “Dancing at Auschwitz,” Chapter 13?

5. What realities about his grandparents does Olin come to terms with in Part II: “In the Ogre’s Cave,” Chapter 6?

6. What information does Earwig relate regarding his family in Part IV: “In Paradise,” Chapter 15?

7. What happens with Sister Ann-Marie during the prayer service in Part II: “In the Ogre’s Cave,” Chapter 8?

8. What information does Sister Catherine relate to Olin when she greets him in the beginning of Part III: “Dancing at Auschwitz,” Chapter 12?

9. Where does Olin go after Catherine bids him farewell in Part IV: “In Paradise,” Chapter 16?

10. What does Olin encounter when his bus reaches Cracow in Part IV: “In Paradise,” Chapter 16?

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