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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 competes with Feliks for the woman he falls in love with at the fourth castle?

2. Who does the hiding Szymon visit to arrange for food?

3. Who is Marjorie's father?

4. How many traitors does Krumpf have on file?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What becomes of Jan when the Stork Commandos return to their villages?

5. How does Lubonski help the partisan troop?

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

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

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

9. Explain how Jadwiga Buk dies.

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

A main character has both good and bad qualities, giving the character dimension. Discuss Szymon's bad qualities. Who is to blame for those qualities? Are the "bad" qualities really bad? Support your answers.

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

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

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