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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 11-12.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When did Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn win the Nobel Prize in Literature?
(a) 1962.
(b) 1970.
(c) 1981.
(d) 1992.

2. Who is the young man that Olin encounters outside of a cottage by the concentration camp and holding a blueprint in Part II: “In the Ogre’s Cave,” Chapter 10?
(a) Rabbi Dan.
(b) Mirek.
(c) Stefan.
(d) Dr. Stern.

3. What is the name of the old Jewish quarter where the traveler and his young tour guides stop at a café in Part I: “A Guest of Poland,” Chapter 1?
(a) Treblinka.
(b) Lublin.
(c) Szlachta.
(d) Kasimierz.

4. What is the name of the Polish sculptor at the retreat who argues with the Jewish attendees in Part II: “In the Ogre’s Cave,” Chapter 7?
(a) Rainer.
(b) Hanz Frank.
(c) Zygmunt.
(d) Malan.

5. Where was Clements Olin’s mother’s family from?
(a) Warsaw.
(b) Lublin.
(c) Olsztyn.
(d) Silesia.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many “pilgrims” does Dr. Stern say have come to attend the retreat in Part I: “A Guest of Poland,” Chapter 3?

2. 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?

3. 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?

4. Where does the narrator say Dr. Olin attended university in Part I: “A Guest of Poland,” Chapter 3?

5. Who does Dr. Stern describe as “Me-firsters even in grief, these people” in Part II: “In the Ogre’s Cave,” Chapter 5?

(see the answer key)

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