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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The traveler describes Cecilia Gallerani as whose adolescent mistress in Part I: “A Guest of Poland,” Chapter 1?
(a) Count Ludovico Sforza’s.
(b) King Henry VIII’s.
(c) Charlemagne’s.
(d) Leonardo da Vinci’s.

2. What word from Part I: “A Guest of Poland,” Chapter 2 means to fear something greatly and/or to be in extreme apprehension of something?
(a) Fatigue.
(b) Corruption.
(c) Visage.
(d) Dread.

3. What does Mr. Earwig say his first name is in Part II: “In the Ogre’s Cave,” Chapter 4?
(a) Gregory.
(b) Gene.
(c) Grayson.
(d) Georgie.

4. When does the traveler describe southwest Poland having been seized by the Third Reich and Jews driven to the ghetto in Part I: “A Guest of Poland,” Chapter 1?
(a) September, 1939.
(b) December, 1941.
(c) June, 1940.
(d) August, 1938.

5. Who harasses the Catholic novices when they light a candle in the Hunger Cell in Part II: “In the Ogre’s Cave,” Chapter 4?
(a) Erna.
(b) Malan.
(c) Aharon Appelfeld.
(d) G. Earwig.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. When was Tadeusz Borowski born?

3. What term in Part II: “In the Ogre’s Cave,” Chapter 4 refers to a liturgical prayer consisting of three or six verses?

4. 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?

5. What Viennese Holocaust survivor is quoted in Part II: “In the Ogre’s Cave,” Chapter 5 as having said, “We who have come back, we know. The best of us did not return”?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Olin consider about the concept of “bearing witness” in Part II: “In the Ogre’s Cave,” Chapter 4?

2. How is the setting described in the opening of Part I: “A Guest of Poland,” Chapter 2?

3. How is the conflict involving Mr. Earwig resolved in Part II: “In the Ogre’s Cave,” Chapter 4?

4. Who greets Olin once he arrives at his destination in Part I: “A Guest of Poland,” Chapter 2?

5. How does the narrator describe Dr. Olin’s professional objectives at the retreat in Part I: “A Guest of Poland,” Chapter 3?

6. Who are the locals that the traveler meets at the café in Part I: “A Guest of Poland,” Chapter 1? Where do they take him?

7. What does Olin consider about his behavior after the departure of Wanda and Mirek in Part I: “A Guest of Poland,” Chapter 2?

8. How do Mirek and Wanda respond when they arrive at Olin’s destination in Part I: “A Guest of Poland,” Chapter 2?

9. What central tensions are established in Part I: “A Guest of Poland,” Chapter 1? Why are these conflicts important?

10. Why does Olin set out alone for Birkenau after lunch in Part II: “In the Ogre’s Cave,” Chapter 4?

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