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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 word from Part I: “A Guest of Poland,” Chapter 2 refers to the appearance of the face?
(a) Visage.
(b) Fatigue.
(c) Chiaroscuro.
(d) Silhouette.

2. The narrator says of the traveler and young couple in Part I: “A Guest of Poland,” Chapter 2, “Not that he’d deserved much courtesy. They had been kind to lug him thirty miles on a winter road to this” what?
(a) “Cloaca maxima.”
(b) “Szlachta.”
(c) "Jedem das Seine."
(d) “Almanach de Gotha.”

3. 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) Los Angeles, California.
(b) Queens, New York.
(c) New Brunswick, New Jersey.
(d) Little Rock, Arkansas.

4. The man who points out the different locations at the camp in the dormitory in Part I: “A Guest of Poland,” Chapter 2 says to the traveler, “Why do you stare, if I may ask? You never see” what before?
(a) “A Nordic Jew.”
(b) “An American Jew.”
(c) “An Arabic Jew.”
(d) “An Islamic Norwegian.”

5. What word from Part II: “In the Ogre’s Cave,” Chapter 4 refers to the distribution of light and shade in a picture?
(a) Visage.
(b) Ecumenical.
(c) Silhouette.
(d) Chiaroscuro.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of Ben Lama’s retreat assistant, according to the narrator in Part II: “In the Ogre’s Cave,” Chapter 4?

2. Who does the traveler say “styled herself ‘a Queen of Poland’” and displayed the Cecilia Gallerani portrait in the Royal Palace, in Part I: “A Guest of Poland,” Chapter 1?

3. How long is the retreat to last, according to Dr. Stern in Part I: “A Guest of Poland,” Chapter 3?

4. 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?

5. What year does the narrator say it is in Part I: “A Guest of Poland,” Chapter 1?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. How does Dr. Stern describe his personal mission in attending the retreat in Part I: “A Guest of Poland,” Chapter 3?

6. When did Olin’s grandparents and father leave Europe, according to the narrator in Part II: “In the Ogre’s Cave,” Chapter 5?

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

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

10. How do Mirek and Wanda respond when Olin points out the historical facts of the area in Part I: “A Guest of Poland,” Chapter 2?

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