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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 13-14.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When was Tadeusz Borowski married to his fiancée Maria?
(a) 1959.
(b) 1939.
(c) 1946.
(d) 1942.

2. What river does the narrator describe the road following “westward across the frozen landscape” in Part I: “A Guest of Poland,” Chapter 2?
(a) The Elbe River.
(b) The Danube River.
(c) The Vistula River.
(d) The Oka River.

3. Dr. Stern describes the retreatants at the concentration camp as having come from how many countries in Part I: “A Guest of Poland,” Chapter 3?
(a) 8.
(b) 12.
(c) 6.
(d) 4.

4. What word used in Part II: “In the Ogre’s Cave,” Chapter 10 means lacking sense or silly?
(a) Apocryphal.
(b) Sardonic.
(c) Inane.
(d) Disingenuous.

5. In what year did Josef Mengele join the Nazi Party?
(a) 1937.
(b) 1922.
(c) 1929.
(d) 1931.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is described as “Becca’s companion, a violinist with long black hair” in Part II: “In the Ogre’s Cave,” Chapter 7?

2. Who does the traveler say “styled herself ‘a Queen of Poland’” and displayed the Cecilia Gallerani portrait in the Royal Palace, in Part I: “A Guest of Poland,” Chapter 1?

3. 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?

4. From what narrative point of view is In Paradise related?

5. What is the name of Ben Lama’s retreat assistant, according to the narrator in Part II: “In the Ogre’s Cave,” Chapter 4?

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