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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. Who does Janusz try to forget as his wife and son come to England?
(a) His English lover.
(b) His German lover.
(c) His French lover.
(d) His Italian lover.

2. What is Janusz happy about?
(a) That Silvana wants another child.
(b) That Aurek can sleep without nightmares.
(c) That Aurek is adjusting.
(d) That Silvana has a job.

3. What does Janusz try to accept as he boards the train?
(a) That he might never see Silvana and Aurek again.
(b) That he might never see Poland again.
(c) That he might never see Bruno again.
(d) That he might be imprisoned.

4. What does Aurek struggle with?
(a) Having a father.
(b) Going to school.
(c) English.
(d) Sleeping in a bed.

5. What does Silvana tell Tony she wants?
(a) A new dress.
(b) A French-English dictionary.
(c) A ring.
(d) A dog.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Silvana tell Hanka she is not interested in doing?

2. Where does Janusz head after being knocked down unconscious?

3. What is stronger than Janusz's guilt over leaving his family?

4. What does Janusz decide while Franek is outside?

5. What does Silvana find the morning after being asked to leave the farm?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Silvana disappointed in Great Britain according to "Ipswich"?

2. What warms Silvana's coldness?

3. What does Janusz reminisce about in "Ipswich"?

4. How does "Poland, 1937" describe Silvana's mother?

5. What are young boys of Poland encouraged to do in "Poland, 1939"?

6. What begins to change for Aurek in "Ipswich"?

7. What does Janusz purchase for his family according to "22 Britannia Road"?

8. What do Aurek and Silvana struggle against in "Ipswich"?

9. What happens when Silvana gave Aurek to a woman to hold in "Poland"?

10. How does Janusz and Silvana feel on the first night of their reunion?

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