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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. In Chapter 9, what does the dentist give a patient before pulling out a tooth?
(a) Vicodin.
(b) Novocaine.
(c) Whiskey.
(d) Vodka.

2. What age chlidren was Janina asked to teach when she moved to her house in Luftzug?
(a) 5.
(b) 5 and 6.
(c) 7 and 8.
(d) 8.

3. In Chapter 12, when was a horse in France sentened for killing a man?
(a) 1639.
(b) 1471.
(c) 846.
(d) 1394.

4. What is the name of the writer's wife?
(a) Dabrowka.
(b) Gabrysia.
(c) Agata.
(d) Sabiny.

5. What color tinge does Janina say that people in the area have on their teeth?
(a) Green.
(b) Blue.
(c) Yellow.
(d) Red.

Short Answer Questions

1. When do the houses at Luftzug begin to be inhabited?

2. What was Janina's second career?

3. In Chapter 11, what song does Boros start singing and Janina and Oddball join him?

4. How long before the mushroom pickers' ball, does Janina go to see Good News?

5. Where do the professor and his wife walk daily?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do Janina, Boros, and Oddball do when they meet in the evening in Chapter 11?

2. What does Oddball say about his family?

3. In Chapter 11, why does Oddball ask for Janina's help?

4. How does Janina's skin react to the sunlight in May and June and how does she treat her condition?

5. Who is Borys Sznajder?

6. How does Janina think people feel when they first see their own horoscope?

7. Why is the dentist not legal?

8. How does the writer tell Janina to write a memoir?

9. What does Janina find for a costume at Good News' shop?

10. What costume does Oddball wear to the mushroom pickers' ball?

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