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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 6-7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What term in Part II: “In the Ogre’s Cave,” Chapter 4 refers to a liturgical prayer consisting of three or six verses?
(a) Shofar.
(b) Visage.
(c) Kaddish.
(d) Chiaroscuro.

2. When was the Russian poet Anna Akhmatova born?
(a) 1911.
(b) 1799.
(c) 1889.
(d) 1826.

3. What literary work of Tadeusz Borowski is described in Part I: “A Guest of Poland,” Chapter 3?
(a) Waiting for Godot.
(b) The Metamorphosis.
(c) Fierce Invalids Home from Hot Climates.
(d) This Way for the Gas, Ladies and Gentlemen.

4. Where is Ben Lama’s retreat assistant from, according to the narrator in Part II: “In the Ogre’s Cave,” Chapter 4?
(a) Paris, France.
(b) Warsaw, Poland.
(c) Berlin, Germany.
(d) Dublin, Ireland.

5. 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?
(a) Nearly 1,000.
(b) Nearly 5,000.
(c) Nearly 2,000.
(d) Nearly 3,000.

Short Answer Questions

1. During what century does the narrator say Poland “ruled all Europe from the Baltic east to the Black Sea” in Part II: “In the Ogre’s Cave,” Chapter 5?

2. Where does the narrator say that Dr. D. Clements Olin was born in Part I: “A Guest of Poland,” Chapter 3?

3. Professor Adina Schreier is a teacher and historian from what country?

4. In what year does the narrator say that Olin’s grandparents “had prevailed upon their son Alexei, a young lieutenant of the cavalry, to escort them in their flight abroad to England and America” in Part II: “In the Ogre’s Cave,” Chapter 5?

5. What does the traveler attempt to give to Wanda before the couple departs, leaving him at the concentration camp, in Part I: “A Guest of Poland,” Chapter 2?

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