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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. Who does Lubonski believe Poland will always be threatened by unless it finds an alliance?

2. Who is the guest from Prussia that visits the fourth castle while Feliks is there?

3. Who oversees the German weapon testing facility?

4. What job is Szymon reassigned to at Field Four?

5. After dinner at the Polish music gala,what do Lubsonski and Bukowski talk to the representative of Lithuania and the Ukraine about?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Explain the development of a middle class in Poland after World War I.

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

5. Explain how and when Poland "disappears."

6. What does Count Andrzej Lubonski tell Wiktor Bukowksi about a secret police report and what solution does Bukowski consider to help save his reputation?

7. Why won't Feliks ever marry into a magnate's family? Who explains this to him?

8. Who does Feliks side with when there is conflict between Kosciuszko and Russia and why?

9. Explain how Jadwiga Buk dies.

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Define exposition and discuss the exposition of this novel. What does the reader learn from the exposition in "Poland"? How is the information presented to the reader? Is the information consistent throughout the book or does it change? Explain your answer and reasoning.

Essay Topic 2

Compare and contrast Feliks and Roman as minor characters in "Poland".

Essay Topic 3

Irony is the contrast between what is expected and what actually happens. There are three types of irony: verbal, situational and dramatic. Identify and discuss two examples of irony in the book. Which type of irony is it? What is expected and what actually occurs with your examples?

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