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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What day of the week is it when the traveler arrives in the city and tours it with the young couple in Part I: “A Guest of Poland,” Chapter 1?
(a) Thursday.
(b) Tuesday.
(c) Monday.
(d) Sunday.

3. 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?
(a) Arbeit macht frei.
(b) Heil Hitler.
(c) Le travail rend libre!
(d) Jedem das Seine.

4. 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?
(a) The gas chamber.
(b) The admissions building.
(c) The prayer room.
(d) The selections platform.

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

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. What is the last name of the retreat attendee that is described in Part I: “A Guest of Poland,” Chapter 3 as “a makeshift Tibetan Buddhist from New Jersey”?

3. Dr. Stern tells Dr. Olin in Part I: “A Guest of Poland,” Chapter 3 that the majority of the attendees at the retreat are Jews and Christians from what country?

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

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?

(see the answer key)

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