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Peeling the Onion by Günter Grass
Contributed by: Cope
  • 1. What is the main theme of 'Peeling the Onion'?
A) The complexity of identity and memory
B) The beauty of nature
C) The simplicity of childhood
D) The action of war
  • 2. Who is the author of 'Peeling the Onion'?
A) Thomas Mann
B) Hermann Hesse
C) Franz Kafka
D) Günter Grass
  • 3. What literary device is prominently used in 'Peeling the Onion'?
A) Alliteration
B) Personification
C) Simile
D) Metaphor
  • 4. What does the 'onion' symbolize in the title?
A) The fragility of life
B) The complexity of nature
C) The forgetfulness of childhood
D) Layers of identity
  • 5. What narrative perspective is used in 'Peeling the Onion'?
A) Omniscient
B) First-person
C) Third-person limited
D) Second-person
  • 6. What role does memory play in the narrative?
A) It shapes identity and understanding
B) It serves as a distraction
C) It provides humor
D) It has no significance
  • 7. What personal experience does Grass explore in his autobiography?
A) His time in Paris
B) His travels in Asia
C) His upbringing in Danzig
D) His education in Berlin
  • 8. Which literary influence is evident in Grass's writing style?
A) Realism
B) Romanticism
C) Expressionism
D) Naturalism
  • 9. How does Grass's perspective on politics manifest in the book?
A) Through personal and historical reflection
B) Through satire alone
C) In a detached manner
D) As purely fictional
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