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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. Why are police considering listing the suspect as an enemy of the state?

2. Who suggests that the person who may be declared an enemy of the state should get married?

3. Who accompanies Bukowski when Lubonski sends him to Bukowo?

4. How does Tomczk die?

5. What is the name of Lubonski's castle?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Wiktor Bukowski's secret and how does his wife deal with it when she learns about it?

2. Explain how Jadwiga Buk dies.

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

4. What two things make Jan Buk reconsider his support for the Russians in World War II?

5. Who is SS Major Konrad Krumpf and where is he stationed?

6. Explain how and when Poland "disappears."

7. How does Lubonski help the partisan troop?

8. Who is Count Andrzej Lubonski and what is the purpose of his visit to Vienna in 1895?

9. What is the daring raid the partisan carries out in Krakow? What encouraged them to do it?

10. What kind of gala does Marjorie organize in 1918 and what is its social importance?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write a character description of Janko Buk. Is he a major character or minor one? Support your answer with specific evidence form the story and be sure to include definitions of major and minor character.

Essay Topic 2

Define and discuss the antagonist in "Poland". Is the antagonist one person, a particular family, or several people in this novel? Is the antagonist consistent throughout the novel? Explain your reasoning.

Essay Topic 3

Define the term flashback as it applies to literature. How are flashbacks used in "Poland"?

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