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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. For what saint do the Catholic novices offer a candle in the Hunger Cell in Part II: “In the Ogre’s Cave,” Chapter 4?
(a) Saint Maximilian.
(b) Saint Mary.
(c) Saint David.
(d) Saint Christina.

2. What word from the novel refers to an Israeli community settlement, usually agricultural, that is organized under collectivist principles?
(a) Kaddish.
(b) Kibbutz.
(c) Shofar.
(d) Chiaroscuro.

3. What is the name of Clements Olin’s father in the novel?
(a) Xavier Olinski.
(b) Alexei Olinski.
(c) David Olinski.
(d) Michael Olinski.

4. What term in Part II: “In the Ogre’s Cave,” Chapter 4 refers to a liturgical prayer consisting of three or six verses?
(a) Visage.
(b) Shofar.
(c) Kaddish.
(d) Chiaroscuro.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When was Christian Europe saved “from the Mongol hordes,” according to the narrator in Part II: “In the Ogre’s Cave,” Chapter 5?

2. 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?

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?

4. What word from Part I: “A Guest of Poland,” Chapter 2 means ostentatious in one’s learning, or overly concerned with minute formalisms?

5. Who was the commandant of Auschwitz concentration camp from May 1940 to November 1943?

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