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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What word used in Part I: “A Guest of Poland,” Chapter 2 refers to a two-dimensional representation of the outline of an object?
(a) Chiaroscuro.
(b) Disingenuous.
(c) Fatigue.
(d) Silhouette.

2. The retreat’s unofficial “spiritual leader” is nicknamed what, according to the narrator in Part I: “A Guest of Poland,” Chapter 3?
(a) Stefan.
(b) Malan.
(c) Hanz Frank.
(d) Ben Lama.

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

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

5. 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?
(a) There is a fuel shortage.
(b) There are no taxis.
(c) The cars are too slow.
(d) It is too expensive.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long is the retreat to last, according to Dr. Stern in Part I: “A Guest of Poland,” Chapter 3?

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

3. How many “pilgrims” does Dr. Stern say have come to attend the retreat in Part I: “A Guest of Poland,” Chapter 3?

4. Of the visitor, the narrator says in the conclusion of Part I: “A Guest of Poland,” Chapter 2, “The oppression seeping from these walls, he thinks, can only be deepened by his own misgivings as to” what?

5. What does the traveler order for Wanda to drink when they return to the café for his luggage in Part I: “A Guest of Poland,” Chapter 1?

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