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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Tony bring Aurek and Silvana?
(a) To his boat.
(b) To his shop.
(c) To France.
(d) His house by the sea.

2. What does Helene ask Janusz to do despite risk of arrest?
(a) Stay with her.
(b) To marry her.
(c) To go to England.
(d) To go to Spain.

3. What does Aurek do after running out?
(a) Goes see Peter.
(b) Goes to his father.
(c) Goes to the pet sotre.
(d) Goes to hide in the woods.

4. What is Janusz hoping for in life because of his patience?
(a) For a promotion.
(b) For a better job.
(c) For a new car.
(d) For a bigger house.

5. What prompts Janusz to sing?
(a) A cuckoo.
(b) A screaming baby.
(c) A passing car.
(d) A song on the radio.

6. How does Silvana's savior see her and her son?
(a) As strangers.
(b) As miracles.
(c) As lost souls.
(d) As parasites.

7. Who does the house Silvana is living in belong to?
(a) Tony's wife's parents.
(b) An old neigbor.
(c) Tony.
(d) A dead soldier.

8. What does Janusz realize as he is digging in the yard?
(a) That he loves Silvana.
(b) That he can't live in England.
(c) That he has no more dreams.
(d) That he loves Aurek.

9. What is Silvana shocked at as Tony enters the house?
(a) How happy she is to see him.
(b) What big teeth he has.
(c) How tall he is.
(d) How handsome he is.

10. What does Tony frequently do?
(a) Brings Silvana flowers.
(b) He does not show despite plans to do so.
(c) Brings Janusz food.
(d) Brings pictures of his dead wife.

11. What does Janusz teach Aurek?
(a) To pick mushrooms.
(b) To catch birds.
(c) To catch birds' eggs.
(d) To catch fish.

12. What does Tony ask Silvana after she comes home?
(a) To meet him in the forest.
(b) To accept jewelry from him.
(c) To bring Aurek to play with Peter at the park.
(d) To leave with him.

13. Who is found with Marysia?
(a) Gregor.
(b) A German soldier.
(c) Martha.
(d) A Polish priest.

14. Why should the thief not be punished for his or her actions?
(a) Because of giving so much of oneself to Silvana.
(b) Because it is without value.
(c) Because it is Silvana's.
(d) Because it is war.

15. Who is Silvana saved by in Poland?
(a) A nun and her convent.
(b) A woodsman and his family.
(c) A farmer and his wife.
(d) A soldier and his family.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Silvana want to tell Tony, but backtracks at the last moment and leaves?

2. When does Silvana realize that Tony is projecting the feeling he has for his dead wife onto her?

3. Who is Bruno flirting with in Scotland?

4. How often does Silvana send a postcard to Janusz?

5. Why is Janusz not going to Felixstowe to try to win back Silvana?

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