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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. What describes Odilo Unverdorben's sex life with his wife while he is working for the Waffen Secret Service?
2. What does Odilo Unverdorben see at Auschwitz when he visits with his family?
3. What is Odilo Unverdorben's family doing when they visit Auschwitz?
4. What does the narrator think Uncle Pepi uses to bring dead patients back to life?
5. What time does the station clock read at Treblinka when Odilo Unverdorben sees it?
Short Essay Questions
1. The narrator and Uncle Pepi both see the work at Auschwitz as 100% successful. How does their agreement, from such different viewpoints, affect the reader?
2. Describe the irony of the narrator thinking that Odilo Unverdorben and Herta are taking apart baby furniture and un-sewing baby clothes.
3. 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?
4. Describe Odilo Unverdorben's courtship of Herta.
5. As Odilo Unverdorben ages, how is the narrator affected by his time at Auschwitz?
6. Describe Odilo Unverdorben's relationship with his mother.
7. 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.
8. How do Odilo Unverdorben's dreams change as he returns (according to the narrator's backward timeline) to his youth?
9. How does Odilo Unverdorben's relationship with Herta change when he arrives at Schless-Hartheim?
10. Describe the similarities and differences between the narrator and Uncle Pepi.
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
The narrator and Odilo Unverdorben are both characters in the author's narration. Does the author ever indicate his support of one or the other? Whose side does the author seem to be on? Cite specific instances from the text where the narration or the irony give you insight into the author's own point of view. How would you characterize the author's beliefs or feelings? How does the author's perspective differ from the narrator's or Odilo's?
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
The narrator's backwardness is a unique perspective for a narration. What are the advantages and disadvantages of this conceit? What can you see in reverse that you might not see going forward? Describe the mechanisms and the effect of the irony or the humor this type of narrative creates.
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