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The White Hotel | Quiz

D. M. Thomas
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The White Hotel | Quiz

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1)

Where is the woman when she sits next to a young soldier? (from Chapter 2, The Gastein Journal, Section 1)

On a plane.
In an automobile.
In a carriage.
On a train.
2)

What do they hear when they stop to eat? (from Chapter 5, The Sleeping Carriage, Section 2)

Screaming.
Sounds of machine gun fire.
Music.
Bombs exploding.
3)

What do the postcards from guests at the hotel describe? (from Chapter 2, The Gastein Journal, Section 2)

What they have experienced so far.
The beautiful lake.
The strange couple.
The odd guests.
4)

Two days later, how is the hotel still feeling the affects of the storm? (from Chapter 2, The Gastein Journal, Section 1)

There is no food to serve.
The number of hotel guests is significantly lower.
One wing of the hotel has not been repaired.
The storm has flooded the basement and billiard room.
5)

What does an opera singer tell her family? (from Chapter 2, The Gastein Journal, Section 2)

She is having a horrible time.
She will be home very soon.
She is resting in the mountains.
She is injured during the fire.
6)

With whom does the couple fall in love? (from Chapter 2, The Gastein Journal, Section 4)

The chef.
Madame Cottin.
The priest.
The paralyzed couple.
7)

What do they realize when they make it through the barrier? (from Chapter 5, The Sleeping Carriage, Section 2)

The train is running late.
The train is dirty and smells of human feces.
The train is already full.
There is no train.
8)

What is the camp? (from Chapter 6, The Camp)

A circus.
A group of hikers.
A lush oasis with a beautiful hotel.
A military camp.
9)

What is no one is able to explain? (from Chapter 2, The Gastein Journal, Section 3)

The reason for the hotel being white.
The attraction between the man and woman.
The emerald lake.
The stars, lightning, or red leaves, nor the glaciers that top the mountains.
10)

Who does an old nurse describe? (from Chapter 2, The Gastein Journal, Section 2)

The excellent service at the hotel.
The delicious food prepared by the chef.
A young paralyzed couple that sits together on the yacht.
The black cat that is stranded in the pine tree.
11)

Why does Freud write that the woman must have homosexual tendencies? (from Chapter 3, Frau Anna G., Section 5)

She has erotic fantasies about women.
She dislikes most men and enjoys the company of most women.
She is not attracted to men, only to women.
Her hallucinations appear when she has sexual contact with men, and her only good relationships have been with women.
12)

What is the only thing the woman really wants from her missing luggage? (from Chapter 2, The Gastein Journal, Section 5)

Her toothbrush.
Her clothes.
Her soap.
Her makeup.
13)

What does the mistress of a salesman assume is the cause of the fire? (from Chapter 2, The Gastein Journal, Section 2)

Faulty wiring.
One of the maids smoking.
A candle that had been knocked over.
A sap-covered chimney.
14)

Lisa admits her sexual hang ups are connected to what? (from Chapter 4, The Health Resort, Section 2)

A fear of enjoying herself when she knew others were suffering.
Her early sexual relationships.
Her marriage.
The abuse she receives as a young girl.
15)

Why does the woman ask the maid for some toiletries? (from Chapter 2, The Gastein Journal, Section 1)

She needs soap.
She wants a toothbrush.
She would like a comb.
She is menstruating.
16)

Why does Freud threaten to quit the woman's therapy? (from Chapter 3, Frau Anna G., Section 4)

She does not tell the complete truth.
He is tricking her into continuing her therapy.
She is completely healthy.
She is rude to Freud.
17)

Why do the men force Lisa to perform oral sex on them? (from Chapter 4, The Health Resort, Section 2)

She is of Jewish descent.
She is in the wrong place at the wrong time.
They enjoy torturing women.
They do not like Catholics.
18)

In the dream, where does the woman tell the man on the train that she's going? (from Chapter 3, Frau Anna G., Section 2)

To Kiev.
To Paris.
To Moscow.
To Vienna.
19)

Lisa spots a woman they know. Who is this woman? (from Chapter 5, The Sleeping Carriage, Section 1)

The conductor's daughter from the Kiev Opera, Sara.
The daughter of the cellist in the Kiev Opera, Sonia.
Another opera singer from La Scala.
A neighbor from Vienna.
20)

Instead of being shot at Babi Yar, what happens to Lisa and Kolya? (from Chapter 6, The Camp)

They are in the white hotel.
They get off a train on a platform in the middle of nowhere.
They are at home in Kiev.
They are in heaven with the angels.
21)

As they leave, what does the baker admit to seeing? (from Chapter 2, The Gastein Journal, Section 3)

Cakes making themselves.
A pile of ears.
The devil.
A womb in the lake.
22)

Why does the woman want to destroy the writings? (from Chapter 3, Frau Anna G., Section 3)

She believes she is cured and is embarrassed by the writings.
She does not want Freud to study her any longer.
She believes they are an inaccurate portrayal of her mental state at the time.
She believes them to be the work of the devil.
23)

Why is the Japanese maid crying? (from Chapter 2, The Gastein Journal, Section 5)

She is in love with the young woman.
She is in love with the young man.
She had become friends with Lionheart, who died in the landslide.
She dislikes her job.
24)

What will lead to the woman's healing? (from Chapter 3, Frau Anna G., Section 4)

Drugs.
Hypnotherapy.
Reliving the memories.
Shock therapy.
25)

On the second night at the hotel a storm comes. What happens? (from Chapter 2, The Gastein Journal, Section 1)

A large rock flies through the couple's window.
The man and woman leave.
The hotel collapses.
The hotel loses power.
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