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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Which of the following does Mieczyś eat in Wrocław?
(a) Gumbo.
(b) Pumpkin soup.
(c) Duck-blood soup.
(d) Hare-heart soup.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In what kind of vehicle does Mieczyś ride from the train station to his lodgings?

2. Brehmer had attended lectures by which of the following?

3. Which of the following had sponsored Brehmer?

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

5. Which of the following is displayed on the postcard Mieczyś sends his father?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Brehmer notice about tuberculosis that had been missed previously?

2. What are the fates of Willi’s four wives?

3. What message does Mieczyś send his father and uncle on postcards?

4. How do those where Mieczyś seeks treatment mark their graves?

5. How do the narrators know that Mieczyś is wearing a fresh shirt collar when he is introduced?

6. How is the whistling of the witches’ mouths explained?

7. Why does Frommer note that nearby witchcraft trials had ended?

8. Why does Mieczyś associate the smell of fat with his father?

9. How do the narrators determine there had been recent rain at the beginning of the novel?

10. How does Mieczyś know the piano in his lodgings is used little?

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