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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Dr. Stern tells Dr. Olin in Part I: “A Guest of Poland,” Chapter 3 that the majority of the attendees at the retreat are Jews and Christians from what country?
(a) France.
(b) Israel.
(c) Portugal.
(d) Switzerland.

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

4. In what year does the narrator say that Olin’s grandparents “had prevailed upon their son Alexei, a young lieutenant of the cavalry, to escort them in their flight abroad to England and America” in Part II: “In the Ogre’s Cave,” Chapter 5?
(a) 1939.
(b) 1942.
(c) 1941.
(d) 1938.

5. The retreat’s unofficial “spiritual leader” is nicknamed what, according to the narrator in Part I: “A Guest of Poland,” Chapter 3?
(a) Hanz Frank.
(b) Ben Lama.
(c) Malan.
(d) Stefan.

Short Answer Questions

1. What word from the novel refers to an Israeli community settlement, usually agricultural, that is organized under collectivist principles?

2. What is the name of Clements Olin’s father in the novel?

3. How old was Olin when he was sent away to boarding school, according to the narrator in Part II: “In the Ogre’s Cave,” Chapter 5?

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

5. What word from Part II: “In the Ogre’s Cave,” Chapter 4 refers to the distribution of light and shade in a picture?

(see the answer key)

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