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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4 and Without Fear of Wind or Vertigo.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the bookseller warn the reader about the next book he's given?
(a) That somebody else may ask him for his copy.
(b) That it might have a defect.
(c) That it isn't a good book.
(d) That it will suck him in.

2. What is a theme in "Without Fear of Wind or Vertigo"?
(a) Anger.
(b) Death.
(c) Embarrassment.
(d) Confusion.

3. What is the food described at the beginning of "Outside the Town of Malbork"?
(a) Achozoneja.
(b) Cordenblise.
(c) Schoeblintsjia.
(d) Blatjiziana.

4. For what does the author chastise the reader?
(a) Taking the book on the subway.
(b) Reading in the dark.
(c) Taking the book to work.
(d) Reading in bed.

5. Which character in "Without Fear of Wind or Vertigo" is described as ungrateful and terse?
(a) Eric.
(b) Irina.
(c) Alex.
(d) Valerian.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which sense does cutting apart pages with a paper knife occupy?

2. Where does the man in If On a Winter's Night a Traveler leave his suit case overnight?

3. In "Outside the Town of Malbork," where does the main character's spend his final morning?

4. What is the name of the country divided so much that it no longer exists?

5. According to a man in "Outside the Town of Malbork," against whom is this group fighting?

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