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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many traitors does Krumpf have on file?

2. Where does a third man confess his love for the woman Feliks falls in love with at the fourth castle?

3. Who makes Krumpf burn the note cards with the traitors' names on them?

4. Who stops Poland's progress toward becoming a leading European nation?

5. Who does Bukowski challenge to a duel?

Short Essay Questions

1. For what two reasons do the secret police investigate Wiktor Bukowski?

2. What are the pros and cons with the Germans deciding to open a new weapons testing facility near Bukowo?

3. How does Szymon get his assignment changed at the concentration camp? What is his new job?

4. What does job proposal does Jadwiga make on behalf of her son?

5. Who is Szymon Bukowski? Who are his parents?

6. Why does Wiktor Bukowski object to his cousin's marriage announcement?

7. What is the unusual situation with Janko Buk and the woman he courts while stationed in Bukowo?

8. Explain how Jadwiga Buk dies.

9. Who does Wiktor Bukowski court in Vienna and how does he resolve the Bukowo situation as his important Vienna-based relationship progresses?

10. Explain the situation in which Count Andrzej Lubonski challenges someone to a duel during his visit to Vienna in 1895?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What aspects and experiences of the author's own life might be drawn upon for inspiration in this novel, "Poland"? Explain your answers, giving an overview of the author's life.

Essay Topic 2

Define rising action as an element of plot. Discuss in detail the rising action in the novel. How does the author present it? How does the rising action flow? How does the rising action add to the suspense of the story?

Essay Topic 3

What is the difference between conflict and crisis in a novel? How are they similar? Also relate the differences and similarities specifically to this novel, "Poland".

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