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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 is Dr. Stern’s specialization, according to the narrator in Part I: “A Guest of Poland,” Chapter 3?
(a) Neurology.
(b) Epidemiology of Disease.
(c) Evolutionary biology.
(d) Architecture.

2. How long is the retreat to last, according to Dr. Stern in Part I: “A Guest of Poland,” Chapter 3?
(a) 2 weeks.
(b) 3 days.
(c) 1 month.
(d) 1 week.

3. The couple that take the traveler to see the sights of the city in Part I: “A Guest of Poland,” Chapter 1 take him past the Royal Palace and what cathedral?
(a) Cathedral of St. John the Baptist.
(b) Cathedral of St. Adalbert.
(c) Wawel Cathedral.
(d) Cathedral Basilica.

4. What is Dr. Stern’s first name in the novel?
(a) Anders.
(b) Michael.
(c) David.
(d) Howard.

5. Where is Ben Lama’s retreat assistant from, according to the narrator in Part II: “In the Ogre’s Cave,” Chapter 4?
(a) Berlin, Germany.
(b) Dublin, Ireland.
(c) Warsaw, Poland.
(d) Paris, France.

Short Answer Questions

1. The door that the traveler knocks on at the concentration camp when he arrives is the door to what former structure in Part I: “A Guest of Poland,” Chapter 2?

2. 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?

3. What word from Part I: “A Guest of Poland,” Chapter 2 means ostentatious in one’s learning, or overly concerned with minute formalisms?

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

5. 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?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Olin point out about the history of Oswiecim 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. What are Dr. Olin’s personal reasons for attending the retreat, according to the narrator in Part I: “A Guest of Poland,” Chapter 3?

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. What confrontation takes place between Earwig and Olin outside the crematorium in Part II: “In the Ogre’s Cave,” Chapter 4?

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