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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When was Tadeusz Borowski born?
(a) 1932.
(b) 1945.
(c) 1818.
(d) 1922.

2. Why is the traveler advised against hiring a car to take him from the city to his destination in Part I: “A Guest of Poland,” Chapter 1?
(a) The cars are too slow.
(b) There are no taxis.
(c) There is a fuel shortage.
(d) It is too expensive.

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

4. 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?
(a) Summer.
(b) Next month.
(c) Monday.
(d) Spring.

5. 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) Rudolf Höss.
(b) Aharon Appelfeld.
(c) Hanz Frank.
(d) King Kasimierz.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who harasses the Catholic novices when they light a candle in the Hunger Cell in Part II: “In the Ogre’s Cave,” Chapter 4?

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?

3. What word from Part II: “In the Ogre’s Cave,” Chapter 5 refers to people of noble or high rank?

4. Dr. Stern describes the retreatants at the concentration camp as having come from how many countries in Part I: “A Guest of Poland,” Chapter 3?

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

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