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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. What Polish province was “a hub for seasonal harvest labor transported across northern Europe” prior to World War II, according to the narrator in Part I: “A Guest of Poland,” Chapter 2?
(a) Lublin.
(b) Olsztyn.
(c) Szlachta.
(d) Oswiecim.

2. 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) Olsztyn.
(c) Warsaw.
(d) Cracow.

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”?
(a) Smith.
(b) O’Malley.
(c) O’Brien.
(d) Ross.

4. The traveler is said to have once been a resident of what location in the U.S. in Part I: “A Guest of Poland,” Chapter 1?
(a) New Brunswick, New Jersey.
(b) Little Rock, Arkansas.
(c) Queens, New York.
(d) Los Angeles, California.

5. What is the name of the camp that the traveler has come to in Part I: “A Guest of Poland,” Chapter 2?
(a) The Mauthausen-Gusen camp.
(b) The Gross-Rosen concentration camp.
(c) The Chelmno extermination camp.
(d) The Auschwitz concentration camp.

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

3. What does the traveler attempt to give to Wanda before the couple departs, leaving him at the concentration camp, in Part I: “A Guest of Poland,” Chapter 2?

4. 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?

5. What does the traveler order for Wanda to drink when they return to the café for his luggage in Part I: “A Guest of Poland,” Chapter 1?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How has the group dynamic evolved when the narrative returns to the present tense in Part II: “In the Ogre’s Cave,” Chapter 5?

4. What does Olin point out about the history of Oswiecim in Part I: “A Guest of Poland,” Chapter 2?

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

6. What is taking place when Mr. Earwig initiates a conflict in Part II: “In the Ogre’s Cave,” Chapter 4?

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

8. 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?

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

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

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