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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What object does Dr. Olin recall “collapsing upon itself in an October field in the New England dusk” “as the loneliest thing he’d ever seen,” according to the narrator in Part II: “In the Ogre’s Cave,” Chapter 4?
(a) An old car.
(b) A house.
(c) A train car.
(d) A pumpkin.

3. 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) Monday.
(b) Tuesday.
(c) Sunday.
(d) Thursday.

4. During what century does the narrator say Poland “ruled all Europe from the Baltic east to the Black Sea” in Part II: “In the Ogre’s Cave,” Chapter 5?
(a) The thirteenth century.
(b) The sixteenth century.
(c) The fifteenth century.
(d) The seventeenth century.

5. At least how many prisoners died at Auschwitz during the Holocaust?
(a) 3.2 million.
(b) 1.1 million.
(c) 4.3 million.
(d) 2.3 million.

Short Answer Questions

1. The traveler is said to have once been a resident of what location in the U.S. in Part I: “A Guest of Poland,” Chapter 1?

2. When were “those heathen Turks finally driven from Vienna,” according to the narrator in Part II: “In the Ogre’s Cave,” Chapter 5?

3. Where was Clements Olin’s mother’s family from?

4. What word used in Part II: “In the Ogre’s Cave,” Chapter 4 refers to an earnest desire for achievement or distinction?

5. To whom does Ben Lama offer the microphone after opening the meeting following dinner at the museum auditorium in Part II: “In the Ogre’s Cave,” Chapter 5?

(see the answer key)

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