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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does the novel gloss the term “czernina”?
(a) Gumbo.
(b) Duck-blood soup.
(c) Hare-heart soup.
(d) Pumpkin soup.

2. From which of the following lands was Klara?
(a) Lithuanian.
(b) Czech.
(c) Croatian.
(d) Bosnian.

3. Which of the following had sponsored Brehmer?
(a) Ritter.
(b) Humboldt.
(c) Bonpland.
(d) Darwin.

4. Which of the following descriptors is applied to Thilo?
(a) Anxious.
(b) Neurotic.
(c) Paranoid.
(d) Composed.

5. What is the name of the leading nurse at the sanatorium?
(a) Margaret Houlihan.
(b) Dorothea Dix.
(c) Florence Nightingale.
(d) Sydonia Patek.

6. In what town is Klara interred?
(a) Kurzwaltersdorf.
(b) Langwaltersdorf.
(c) Kurzgustavsdorf.
(d) Langgustavsdorf.

7. Which of the following is depicted on the wall of Mieczyś’s lodgings?
(a) Zebras.
(b) Hyenas.
(c) Gnu.
(d) Jackals.

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

9. What color of sock is Mieczyś wearing when he is introduced to the novel?
(a) Gray.
(b) Black.
(c) Brown.
(d) White.

10. What color of wallpaper is in what had been Klara’s room?
(a) Mauve.
(b) Fuchsia.
(c) Lavender.
(d) Lilac.

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

12. What color of coat is Mieczyś wearing when he is introduced to the novel?
(a) Black.
(b) White.
(c) Gray.
(d) Brown.

13. What is the oldest building in the sanatorium?
(a) Villa Romana.
(b) Altes Kurhaus.
(c) Neues Kurhaus.
(d) Weisses Haus.

14. Which of the following is Mieczyś served among his first full meal in his lodgings?
(a) Coffee.
(b) Tea.
(c) Beer.
(d) Whiskey.

15. How does Semperweiss gloss the term “phthisis”?
(a) Decanter.
(b) Decline.
(c) Decay.
(d) Death.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the name of Mieczyś’s German teacher?

2. On what street in Lwów had Mieczyś lived with his father?

3. What is used to summon patients to meals in the novel?

4. Which of the following does Raimund serve at the witches’ mouths?

5. Who had owned the copy of The Heathen Mieczyś attempts to read?

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