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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) Pumpkin soup.
(b) Gumbo.
(c) Duck-blood soup.
(d) Hare-heart soup.

2. To which of the following does Thilo think Frommer addicted?
(a) Cocaine.
(b) Marijuana.
(c) Amphetiamines.
(d) Opium.

3. To which of the following do the narrators compare writing?
(a) Eels.
(b) Noodles.
(c) Snakes.
(d) Earthworms.

4. Which of the following was condemned for witchcraft?
(a) Wilma Flintstone.
(b) Inge Gräber.
(c) Emma Stutlz.
(d) Anna Tieff.

5. With what article of clothing is August associated?
(a) Bow tie.
(b) Kerchief.
(c) Foulard.
(d) Ascot.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the sole person interred in Görbersdorf?

2. To which of the following is Schwärmerei compared?

3. Who translates the epigraph of the novel?

4. What language does Mieczyś favor?

5. At what altitude is the sanatorium?

(see the answer key)

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