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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 4 through 7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does the novel gloss the term “czernina”?
(a) Gumbo.
(b) Hare-heart soup.
(c) Duck-blood soup.
(d) Pumpkin soup.

2. What color of coat is Mieczyś wearing when he is introduced to the novel?
(a) White.
(b) Gray.
(c) Brown.
(d) Black.

3. What German word does Mieczyś note liking?
(a) Gemütlich.
(b) Kopf.
(c) Lebensabschnittpartner.
(d) Unheimlich.

4. What was the name of Mieczyś’s nanny?
(a) Agueda.
(b) Teresa.
(c) Gliceria.
(d) Melchora.

5. Of which of the following did Mieczyś’s father approve?
(a) Individualism.
(b) Pragmatism.
(c) Atavism.
(d) Esoterism.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following was condemned for witchcraft?

2. Mieczyś recalls a statue of what angel with damage to its hand?

3. Where, other than the sanatorium where Mieczyś is a patient, does the novel remark treatment for tuberculosis might be sought?

4. Which of the following had sponsored Brehmer?

5. Which of the following is depicted on the wall of Mieczyś’s lodgings?

(see the answer key)

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