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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Front Matter and Chapters 1 through 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following sports a monocle?
(a) August.
(b) Thilo.
(c) Lukas.
(d) Frommer.

2. From the mountains of which of the following is tuberculosis noted to be absent?
(a) Afghanistan.
(b) Uzbekia.
(c) Kirghizia.
(d) Tajikistan.

3. Which of the following does Mieczyś eat in Wrocław?
(a) Duck-blood soup.
(b) Gumbo.
(c) Hare-heart soup.
(d) Pumpkin soup.

4. What is used to summon patients to meals in the novel?
(a) Triangle.
(b) Cornet.
(c) Bugle.
(d) Gong.

5. Which of the following is the first to greet Mieczyś?
(a) August.
(b) Thilo.
(c) Frommer.
(d) Willi.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of Mieczyś’s father?

2. From which of the following lands was Klara?

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

4. Who provides the epigraph for the novel?

5. What German word does Mieczyś note liking?

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