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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the survivor-writer that is quoted in Part I: “A Guest of Poland,” Chapter 3 has having said “The Holocaust belongs to the type of enormous experience that reduces one to silence. Any utterance, any statement, any ‘answer’ is tiny, meaningless, and occasionally ridiculous”?
(a) Aharon Appelfeld.
(b) Brigitte Frank.
(c) Hanz Frank.
(d) Dr. Anders Stern.

2. What is the name of Wanda’s boyfriend who helps to show the visitor around in Part I: “A Guest of Poland,” Chapter 1?
(a) Mirek.
(b) Rainer.
(c) Mikal.
(d) Stefan.

3. What word used in Part I: “A Guest of Poland,” Chapter 3 means general or universal?
(a) Visage.
(b) Pedantic.
(c) Ecumenical.
(d) Sadism.

4. Where does the narrator say Dr. Olin attended university in Part I: “A Guest of Poland,” Chapter 3?
(a) Connecticut.
(b) Massachusetts.
(c) Delaware.
(d) New York.

5. 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 Vistula River.
(b) The Elbe River.
(c) The Oka River.
(d) The Danube River.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the traveler attempt to give to Wanda before the couple departs, leaving him at the concentration camp, in Part I: “A Guest of Poland,” Chapter 2?

2. The narrator describes Dr. Stern in Part I: “A Guest of Poland,” Chapter 3 as “one of those perverse intellectuals who enjoy the role of” what?

3. 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?

4. 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?

5. What literary work of Tadeusz Borowski is described in Part I: “A Guest of Poland,” Chapter 3?

(see the answer key)

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