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

2. To which of the following is Schwärmerei compared?
(a) Salatkrönung.
(b) Zechs-Marquise.
(c) Sieben-Kräuter.
(d) Riesling.

3. On what date does Mieczyś take up lodgings for his treatment?
(a) August 15.
(b) October 11.
(c) November 9.
(d) September 13.

4. From which of the following does Mieczyś turn back at the end of an early walk?
(a) Villa Gialla.
(b) Villa Rosa.
(c) Portico Giallo.
(d) Portico Rosa.

5. Approximately what percentage of sanatorium patients recover?
(a) 95.
(b) 25.
(c) 75.
(d) 50.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. At what school was Mieczyś a student?

3. What was the name of the first headmaster under whom Mieczyś studied?

4. What kind of official wrote in the passport Mieczyś has at the beginning of the novel?

5. With which of the following does the novel begin?

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