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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What word from Part II: “In the Ogre’s Cave,” Chapter 4 means extreme suffering and/or torment?
(a) Kaddish.
(b) Shofar.
(c) Martyrdom.
(d) Fatigue.

2. What is the name of the old Jewish quarter where the traveler and his young tour guides stop at a café in Part I: “A Guest of Poland,” Chapter 1?
(a) Szlachta.
(b) Kasimierz.
(c) Treblinka.
(d) Lublin.

3. Where is Ben Lama’s retreat assistant from, according to the narrator in Part II: “In the Ogre’s Cave,” Chapter 4?
(a) Warsaw, Poland.
(b) Dublin, Ireland.
(c) Paris, France.
(d) Berlin, Germany.

4. What does Mr. Earwig say his first name is in Part II: “In the Ogre’s Cave,” Chapter 4?
(a) Gene.
(b) Gregory.
(c) Georgie.
(d) Grayson.

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) Waiting for Godot.
(c) Fierce Invalids Home from Hot Climates.
(d) The Metamorphosis.

Short Answer Questions

1. The traveler learns upon arriving in the city that the buses that go to his destination won’t be available before when, in Part I: “A Guest of Poland,” Chapter 1?

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. When does the traveler describe southwest Poland having been seized by the Third Reich and Jews driven to the ghetto in Part I: “A Guest of Poland,” Chapter 1?

4. What word from Part I: “A Guest of Poland,” Chapter 2 refers to the appearance of the face?

5. What word from Part I: “A Guest of Poland,” Chapter 3 refers to the condition in which sexual gratification depends on causing pain or degradation to others?

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