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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. Where does the narrator say that Dr. D. Clements Olin was born in Part I: “A Guest of Poland,” Chapter 3?
(a) Canada.
(b) France.
(c) Poland.
(d) Germany.

2. What word is used to describe the ram’s horn blown as a wind instrument in Part II: “In the Ogre’s Cave,” Chapter 4?
(a) Chiaroscuro.
(b) Visage.
(c) Kaddish.
(d) Shofar.

3. What city does the traveler arrive in after taking a cab from the airport in Part I: “A Guest of Poland,” Chapter 1?
(a) Lublin.
(b) Cracow.
(c) Warsaw.
(d) Olsztyn.

4. Who does Dr. Stern describe as “Me-firsters even in grief, these people” in Part II: “In the Ogre’s Cave,” Chapter 5?
(a) The Polish.
(b) The Germans.
(c) The French.
(d) The Jews.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In what room does the traveler eat leftover food after his arrival at the concentration camp in Part I: “A Guest of Poland,” Chapter 2?

2. 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”?

3. What is the last name of the retreat attendee that is described in Part I: “A Guest of Poland,” Chapter 3 as “a makeshift Tibetan Buddhist from New Jersey”?

4. To whom does Ben Lama offer the microphone after opening the meeting following dinner at the museum auditorium in Part II: “In the Ogre’s Cave,” Chapter 5?

5. What is the name of the camp that the traveler has come to in Part I: “A Guest of Poland,” Chapter 2?

Short Essay Questions

1. How was the birth of Clements Olinski discovered by the Olinskis, according to the narrator in Part II: “In the Ogre’s Cave,” Chapter 5?

2. What favor does the young couple offer to the traveler in Part I: “A Guest of Poland,” Chapter 1? Why?

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

4. How would you describe the narrative style established in Part I: “A Guest of Poland,” Chapter 1?

5. How would you describe the symbolic significance of the character of G. Earwig in the novel?

6. What are Dr. Olin’s personal reasons for attending the retreat, according to the narrator in Part I: “A Guest of Poland,” Chapter 3?

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

8. What is on the agenda for the first morning of the retreat in Part I: “A Guest of Poland,” Chapter 3?

9. How is the setting of Kasmierz described in Part I: “A Guest of Poland,” Chapter 1?

10. Where has “the traveler” arrived in Part I: “A Guest of Poland,” Chapter 1? What does he learn upon his arrival?

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