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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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?
(a) “An American Jew.”
(b) “An Islamic Norwegian.”
(c) “An Arabic Jew.”
(d) “A Nordic Jew.”

2. What year does the narrator say it is in Part I: “A Guest of Poland,” Chapter 1?
(a) 1993.
(b) 1996.
(c) 2002.
(d) 2001.

3. Whom does the traveler recall having said to him of his trip to Poland, “You really have no choice about it, do you?” in Part I: “A Guest of Poland,” Chapter 2?
(a) His father.
(b) His grandmother.
(c) His stepmother.
(d) His mother.

4. The couple that take the traveler to see the sights of the city in Part I: “A Guest of Poland,” Chapter 1 take him past the Royal Palace and what cathedral?
(a) Wawel Cathedral.
(b) Cathedral Basilica.
(c) Cathedral of St. Adalbert.
(d) Cathedral of St. John the Baptist.

5. What city does the traveler arrive in after taking a cab from the airport in Part I: “A Guest of Poland,” Chapter 1?
(a) Lublin.
(b) Cracow.
(c) Warsaw.
(d) Olsztyn.

Short Answer Questions

1. The traveler describes Cecilia Gallerani as whose adolescent mistress in Part I: “A Guest of Poland,” Chapter 1?

2. The door that the traveler knocks on at the concentration camp when he arrives is the door to what former structure in Part I: “A Guest of Poland,” Chapter 2?

3. What is the name of the camp that the traveler has come to in Part I: “A Guest of Poland,” Chapter 2?

4. What is the name of Wanda’s boyfriend who helps to show the visitor around in Part I: “A Guest of Poland,” Chapter 1?

5. What word from Part I: “A Guest of Poland,” Chapter 2 means ostentatious in one’s learning, or overly concerned with minute formalisms?

(see the answer key)

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