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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. With which of the following concepts does Lukas express disgust?
(a) Mercantilism.
(b) Paroxysm.
(c) Conservatism.
(d) Futurism.

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

3. Which of the following was condemned for witchcraft?
(a) Maria Warner.
(b) Helena Burnsoft.
(c) Joanna Kopeck.
(d) Eva Bernhard.

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

5. What had Mieczyś’s father used as aftershave?
(a) Bay rum.
(b) Witch hazel.
(c) Aloe.
(d) Cherry laurel lotion.

6. From what brewery does Raimund bring Lukas beer?
(a) Pfedelbach.
(b) Wolpertshausen.
(c) Waldenburg.
(d) Neuenstein.

7. For what government had August’s father worked?
(a) French.
(b) Prussian.
(c) Belarussian.
(d) Austrian.

8. Who translates the epigraph of the novel?
(a) Arthur.
(b) Nadir.
(c) Zenith.
(d) Pessoa.

9. Which of the following woods is noted in the novel as good for making charcoal?
(a) Hackberry.
(b) Yew.
(c) Willow.
(d) Birch.

10. Which of the following houses does Mieczyś note in the town where he lodges?
(a) Casa Bonita.
(b) Guesthouse Johnson.
(c) Villa Adelheid.
(d) Hotel Suisse.

11. From what region had August’s mother come?
(a) Galicia.
(b) Maramureş.
(c) Bukovina.
(d) Silesia.

12. Where, other than the sanatorium where Mieczyś is a patient, does the novel remark treatment for tuberculosis might be sought?
(a) Mountain View.
(b) Batavia.
(c) Merano.
(d) Harefield.

13. Which of the following plays does Lukas discuss?
(a) The Frogs.
(b) Lysistrata.
(c) Oedipus Rex.
(d) The Golden Ass.

14. Which of the following plays does Mieczyś favor?
(a) Lysistrata.
(b) The Golden Ass.
(c) Oedipus Rex.
(d) The Frogs.

15. From the mountains of which of the following is tuberculosis noted to be absent?
(a) Norway.
(b) Greenland.
(c) Sweden.
(d) Iceland.

Short Answer Questions

1. On what date does Mieczyś take up lodgings for his treatment?

2. From what town do police come to investigate Klara’s death?

3. Mieczyś recalls a statue of what angel with damage to its hand?

4. What is the name of Mieczyś’s uncle?

5. What make of car does Semperweiss drive?

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