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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 used in Part II: “In the Ogre’s Cave,” Chapter 4 refers to an earnest desire for achievement or distinction?
(a) Pedantic.
(b) Visage.
(c) Fatigue.
(d) Ambition.

2. Who was the Governor General of Occupied Poland that confiscated the portrait of Cecilia Gallerani, according to the traveler in Part I: “A Guest of Poland,” Chapter 1?
(a) King Kasimierz.
(b) Hanz Frank.
(c) Rudolf Höss.
(d) Aharon Appelfeld.

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

4. What is Dr. Stern’s first name in the novel?
(a) David.
(b) Howard.
(c) Michael.
(d) Anders.

5. By what name does the narrator describe Block 11 in the concentration camp in Part II: “In the Ogre’s Cave,” Chapter 4?
(a) “The Sleeping Block.”
(b) “The Death Block.”
(c) “The Mental Block.”
(d) “The Medical Block.”

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. What does Mr. Earwig say his first name is in Part II: “In the Ogre’s Cave,” Chapter 4?

3. The retreat’s unofficial “spiritual leader” is nicknamed what, according to the narrator in Part I: “A Guest of Poland,” Chapter 3?

4. What is Dr. Stern’s specialization, according to the narrator in Part I: “A Guest of Poland,” Chapter 3?

5. Where was chemist and writer Primo Levi born?

(see the answer key)

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