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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) Visage.
(b) Shofar.
(c) Chiaroscuro.
(d) Kaddish.

2. What is the name of Wanda’s boyfriend who helps to show the visitor around in Part I: “A Guest of Poland,” Chapter 1?
(a) Mikal.
(b) Rainer.
(c) Stefan.
(d) Mirek.

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

4. The traveler learns upon arriving in the city that the buses that go to his destination won’t be available before when, in Part I: “A Guest of Poland,” Chapter 1?
(a) Spring.
(b) Summer.
(c) Monday.
(d) Next month.

5. What is the name of Clements Olin’s father in the novel?
(a) Xavier Olinski.
(b) Alexei Olinski.
(c) Michael Olinski.
(d) David Olinski.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Dr. Stern’s first name in the novel?

2. What object does Dr. Olin recall “collapsing upon itself in an October field in the New England dusk” “as the loneliest thing he’d ever seen,” according to the narrator in Part II: “In the Ogre’s Cave,” Chapter 4?

3. 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?

4. Dr. Stern tells Dr. Olin in Part I: “A Guest of Poland,” Chapter 3 that the majority of the attendees at the retreat are Jews and Christians from what country?

5. How long is the retreat to last, according to Dr. Stern in Part I: “A Guest of Poland,” Chapter 3?

(see the answer key)

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