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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who painted Young Woman with Ermine?
(a) Pierre-Auguste Renoir.
(b) Michelangelo.
(c) Leonardo da Vinci.
(d) Pablo Picasso.

2. What mountains does the narrator describe rising in the south toward Slovakia in Part I: “A Guest of Poland,” Chapter 2?
(a) The Carpathian Mountains.
(b) The Alps.
(c) The Tatra Mountains.
(d) The Pyrenees Mountains.

3. What word from Part I: “A Guest of Poland,” Chapter 2 means to fear something greatly and/or to be in extreme apprehension of something?
(a) Dread.
(b) Visage.
(c) Corruption.
(d) Fatigue.

4. 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 5,000.
(b) Nearly 2,000.
(c) Nearly 3,000.
(d) Nearly 1,000.

5. From what narrative point of view is In Paradise related?
(a) Fourth person.
(b) Third person.
(c) First person.
(d) Second person.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Wanda read on the sign as the young couple enters the gates at the compound to drop off the traveler in Part I: “A Guest of Poland,” Chapter 2?

2. Why is the traveler advised against hiring a car to take him from the city to his destination in Part I: “A Guest of Poland,” Chapter 1?

3. What word from Part I: “A Guest of Poland,” Chapter 2 refers to weariness from bodily or mental exertion?

4. The man who points out the different locations at the camp in the dormitory in Part I: “A Guest of Poland,” Chapter 2 says to the traveler, “Why do you stare, if I may ask? You never see” what before?

5. In what room does the traveler eat leftover food after his arrival at the concentration camp in Part I: “A Guest of Poland,” Chapter 2?

(see the answer key)

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