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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. What name for tuberculosis does Semperweiss note is fashionable?
(a) Scrofula.
(b) Morbus Koch.
(c) White Death.
(d) Hanahaki.

2. What remark does a nurse offer regarding Thilo and György?
(a) Schwule.
(b) Schwartz.
(c) Schloss.
(d) Slitzweitz.

3. For which of the following does Mieczyś conceive a passion?
(a) Pigeon fancying.
(b) Numismatics.
(c) Beekeeping.
(d) Bonsai.

4. Which of the following does Mieczyś read most readily?
(a) Kölnische Zeitung.
(b) Frankfurter Zeitung.
(c) London Times.
(d) Kladderadatsch.

5. Which of the following asserts Willi abused Klara?
(a) Thilo.
(b) Frommer.
(c) August.
(d) Lukas.

Short Answer Questions

1. What women’s fashion does Mieczyś note as on display at the sanatorium?

2. How does Mieczyś characterize Semperweiss’s description of the soul?

3. What kind of bell does Semperweiss use to summon Patek?

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

5. Which of the following does August cite in discussing demons?

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