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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How much water is used to quench the charcoal retorts?
(a) 100 barrels.
(b) 100 liters.
(c) 100 pints.
(d) 100 gallons.

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

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

4. Who is the first to offer Willi condolences at the death of his wife?
(a) Frommer.
(b) Lukas.
(c) Thilo.
(d) August.

5. What was the name of the first headmaster under whom Mieczyś studied?
(a) Harper.
(b) Groff.
(c) Szuman.
(d) Rustowicz.

6. How many troops does a cavalry regiment include?
(a) 5.
(b) 6.
(c) 7.
(d) 8.

7. In what kind of vehicle does Mieczyś ride from the train station to his lodgings?
(a) Barouche.
(b) Surrey.
(c) Britzka.
(d) Karozzin.

8. On what street did Mieczyś and his father visit a restaurant weekly?
(a) Krakivska.
(b) Teatralna.
(c) Shevska.
(d) Trybunalska.

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

10. From which of the following did Mieczyś travel to reach Görbersdorf?
(a) Waldenburg.
(b) Breslau.
(c) Opole.
(d) Warsaw.

11. What is the name of Mieczyś’s uncle?
(a) January.
(b) Fyodor.
(c) Emil.
(d) Józef.

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

13. From which of the following does Mieczyś turn back at the end of an early walk?
(a) Portico Giallo.
(b) Villa Rosa.
(c) Villa Gialla.
(d) Portico Rosa.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In what year was Mieczyś born?

2. Which of the following asserts Willi abused Klara?

3. On what day is Klara’s funeral?

4. To which of the following do the narrators compare writing?

5. Which of the following names predominates in the cemetery where Klara is interred?

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