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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 12 through 15.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following does Frommer note was sentenced by Catholic authorities?
(a) von Afterbaked.
(b) von Trapp.
(c) von Nowgrilled.
(d) von Stillfried.

2. Mieczyś recalls a statue of what angel with damage to its hand?
(a) Michael.
(b) Uriel.
(c) Gabriel.
(d) Raphael.

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

4. Which of the following is a twice-daily dousing of the back of the head in cold water?
(a) Eisdusche.
(b) Regenbad.
(c) Strahlendusche.
(d) Klangbad.

5. What city’s weather is posited as useful for forecasting conditions at the sanatorium?
(a) Nuremberg.
(b) Prague.
(c) Dresden.
(d) Bratislava.

Short Answer Questions

1. What name for tuberculosis does Semperweiss note is fashionable?

2. From the mountains of which of the following is tuberculosis noted to be absent?

3. At what school was Mieczyś a student?

4. What color of sock is Mieczyś wearing when he is introduced to the novel?

5. How does the novel gloss the term “czernina”?

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