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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2, The Gastein Journal, Section 5.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. One night as the woman and man are having sex, what are they watching fall into the lake?
(a) Dogs, cats, and a chef.
(b) Stars, roses, and orange trees.
(c) The sun, moon, and stars.
(d) A boat, pagoda, and a cow.

2. Why does the woman continue to question the soldier?
(a) She is fascinated with war and wants to know details of his battles.
(b) She is very interested in knowing as much as she can about the soldier.
(c) To distract herself from the visions she is having of him in his coffin.
(d) She finds him very attractive and loves the sound of his voice.

3. Over what does a botanist mourn?
(a) His unusual daisies.
(b) His dangerous poison ivy.
(c) His rare specimen of edelweiss.
(d) His beautiful orchids.

4. When the woman wakes up in the hotel room, why is she relieved?
(a) The Professor has arrived.
(b) The man is there.
(c) The room is warm and peaceful.
(d) Her mother has returned.

5. What does Vogel, breaking down, admit he sees?
(a) A child in the water.
(b) A petrified embryo floating in the lake.
(c) Angels in the trees.
(d) Stars in his eyes.

Short Answer Questions

1. The first letter, written September 8, 1909, is from Sandor Ferenczi to whom?

2. What does the woman use to reveal her character?

3. Why do the man and woman switch trains?

4. Why do other hotel guests drown?

5. Why does Bolotnikov-Leskov, a politician, say the whales could have been "called" by Madame Cottin?

(see the answer key)

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