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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 16, Epilogue, and Back Matter.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Semperweiss gloss the term “phthisis”?
(a) Decanter.
(b) Death.
(c) Decline.
(d) Decay.

2. Where, other than the sanatorium where Mieczyś is a patient, does the novel remark treatment for tuberculosis might be sought?
(a) Harefield.
(b) Mountain View.
(c) Batavia.
(d) Merano.

3. Which of the following is depicted on the wall of Mieczyś’s lodgings?
(a) Hyenas.
(b) Jackals.
(c) Gnu.
(d) Zebras.

4. At what hospital does Semperweiss work?
(a) Breslau.
(b) Warsaw.
(c) Waldenburg.
(d) Opole.

5. From what region had August’s mother come?
(a) Galicia.
(b) Bukovina.
(c) Silesia.
(d) Maramureş.

Short Answer Questions

1. What flower does Thilo mark in Mieczyś’s herbal?

2. Which of the following woods is noted in the novel as good for making charcoal?

3. Which of the following sports a monocle?

4. From which of the following does Lukas come?

5. Which of the following kinds of tree does Mieczyś encounter on an expedition into the woods?

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