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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. Which of the following flavors of macaroon does Mieczyś eat at the café with Frommer?
(a) Lemon.
(b) Grapefruit.
(c) Orange.
(d) Lime.

2. On what day did Mieczyś’s father wear a red and white handkerchief?
(a) July 4.
(b) May 3.
(c) November 5.
(d) January 6.

3. Whom does Lukas cite against women?
(a) Weininger.
(b) Kraus.
(c) Sears.
(d) Nietzsche.

4. Who is the Bademeister at the sanatorium?
(a) Oskar.
(b) Ernie.
(c) Bert.
(d) Kermit.

5. Which of the following sold candies?
(a) Mrs. Dicer.
(b) Ms. Julienne.
(c) Mr. Mincer.
(d) Dr. Chopper.

Short Answer Questions

1. With what chess piece does Mieczyś identify?

2. How does Mieczyś characterize Semperweiss’s description of the soul?

3. Whose work was Mieczyś obliged to copy as handwriting practice?

4. Which of the following does August cite against Mieczyś?

5. For which of the following does Mieczyś conceive a passion?

Short Essay Questions

1. What thought about Poland does Mieczyś not share with his father?

2. Why does Willi propose an outing as Thilo’s health declines?

3. Why does Mieczyś buy pistachio macaroons?

4. What does Semperweiss note the point of having a gun is?

5. Why does Mieczyś avoid the other Poles at the sanatorium?

6. Why does Mieczyś dine in the last rotation at the sanatorium?

7. What is the subject of Thilo’s doctoral thesis?

8. How does Semperweiss characterize culture?

9. How does Semperweiss explain the commonality of times of death to Mieczyś?

10. What gift does Thilo give Mieczyś?

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