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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. From which Gospel is a reading taken at Klara’s funeral?
(a) John.
(b) Luke.
(c) Matthew.
(d) Mark.

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

4. Who had owned the copy of The Heathen Mieczyś attempts to read?
(a) Ulanicz.
(b) Bolcewicz.
(c) Ivanovitch.
(d) Ivanovitch.

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

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

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

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

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

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

11. What was the name of Mieczyś’s German teacher?
(a) Herbert.
(b) Brian.
(c) Baum.
(d) Frank.

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

13. Which of the following had been a childhood friend to Mieczyś?
(a) Boris.
(b) Denis.
(c) Anatol.
(d) Cappadocio.

14. What other name is ascribed to Emerentia?
(a) Sanctissimus.
(b) Heiligste.
(c) Engcwelengcwele.
(d) Panagia.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. With what article of clothing is August associated?

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

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

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

5. What make of car does Semperweiss drive?

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