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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. What bottles of drinks at the mushroom pickers' ball are intended to look like mushrooms?
(a) Vodka.
(b) Red wine.
(c) White wine.
(d) Whiskey.

2. What is Oddball suffering from when he comes to Janina's house in Chapter 11?
(a) Broken ankle.
(b) Lumbago.
(c) Sprained knee.
(d) Arthritis.

3. Where was an animal sign found for each of the people killed by Chapter 13 of the novel?
(a) Mars.
(b) Pluto.
(c) Jupiter.
(d) Saturn.

4. When do the houses at Luftzug begin to be inhabited?
(a) Early June.
(b) Late June.
(c) Late May.
(d) Mid-May.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 9, how many bats does Janina see as they fly around her house?

2. What flowers bloom at the beginning of May?

3. What do Janina, Oddball, and Boros do together the evening after Janina and Boros help Oddball in Chapter 11?

4. What type of car does the President's wife drive?

5. What was the name of Himmler's court astrologer?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why does the writer wear an orthopedic collar?

3. Who is "the President" (184)?

4. What does Janina teach in the village?

5. Who dies in Chapter 13, and what are the circumstances of his death?

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

7. What does Oddball say about his family?

8. Who is Borys Sznajder?

9. Who wins prizes for the best costumes at the mushroom picker's ball?

10. Who does Janina see in the woods in Chapter 10, and what does he look like?

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