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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 II: “In the Ogre’s Cave,” Chapter 10 that the “last prisoners in the Cracow ghetto, [Olin] has read, were transported to Auschwitz-Birkenau in August” of what year?
(a) 1944.
(b) 1943.
(c) 1942.
(d) 1945.

2. Who stands against the “diabolical” concept of dancing at Auschwitz and condemns those who danced, regardless of the fact that he’d joined in, in Part III: “Dancing at Auschwitz,” Chapter 11?
(a) G. Earwig.
(b) Rabbi Dan.
(c) Father Mikal.
(d) Rabbi Glock.

3. In the conclusion of Part IV: “In Paradise,” Chapter 16, the narrator describes Olin, saying, “In the wavering of candles he sits motionless, broken-brained and” what?
(a) “Wholly brokenhearted.”
(b) “Completely alone.”
(c) “Waiting.”
(d) “Finally open to the world.”

4. Where does the bus drop off G. Earwig in the opening of Part IV: “In Paradise,” Chapter 16?
(a) At the cathedral.
(b) At the train station.
(c) At a hotel.
(d) At the airport.

5. What word used by Father Mikal in Part III: “Dancing at Auschwitz,” Chapter 13 means easily influenced?
(a) Sardonic.
(b) Pernicious.
(c) Impressionable.
(d) Disingenuous.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who relates the ancient tale of a man in sorrow who is comforted by a rabbi who tells him: “The only whole heart is the broken heart. But it must be wholly broken” in Part III: “Dancing at Auschwitz,” Chapter 11?

2. According to the former patient of Dr. Allgeier’s who became a camp guard, Olin’s mother was recognized on the selection platform at Auschwitz in what year?

3. Where does Malan suggest Olin visit “the old Franciscan cathedral and have a look at its modern stained-glass window” in Part III: “Dancing at Auschwitz,” Chapter 13?

4. Where was Josef Mengele located at the time of his death?

5. What name does Olin call out when chasing after Sister Catherine in Part IV: “In Paradise,” Chapter 16?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Where does Olin go on the morning of the departure in Part IV: “In Paradise,” Chapter 15? What does he do here?

4. What information does Father Mikal reveal about Stefan in Part IV: “In Paradise,” Chapter 16?

5. What story does Stefan reveal when he steps forward to “bear witness” in Part II: “In the Ogre’s Cave,” Chapter 7?

6. What does Olin consider the phenomenon of the dancing to be in Part III: “Dancing at Auschwitz,” Chapter 11?

7. What does Olin learn about Father Mikal in Cracow in Part IV: “In Paradise,” Chapter 16?

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

9. How does G. Earwig describe the loss of his family in Part III: “Dancing at Auschwitz,” Chapter 12?

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

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