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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 24 - 30.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who saw Magdalena at the zoo and gossiped about it?
(a) A Polish zoo guard.
(b) A German soldier.
(c) A mail carrier.
(d) The housekeeper.

2. What excuse did Irena Sendler use to gain access to the Ghetto?
(a) Starting a school for the Jewish children.
(b) Running an orphanage.
(c) Setting up a station to deal with infectious diseases.
(d) Checking for illegal marriages.

3. How old was Janusz Korczak when the deportations to the death camps began?
(a) 56.
(b) 35.
(c) 82.
(d) 64.

4. How did Janina Buchholtz, a member of Zegota, help Jan and Antonina rescue Jews?
(a) She brought them food.
(b) She snuck Jews out of the Ghetto disguised as her patients and brought them to the zoo.
(c) She provided false documents for the Jews.
(d) She gave them money.

5. What was Magdalena Gross's cryptonym?
(a) Sparrow.
(b) Starling.
(c) Goose.
(d) Rabbit.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Genia escape when she was sent to Treblinka?

2. What did Feliks Cywinski say was his happiest moment while rescuing Jews?

3. Why did Rys tell his mother he knew more about keeping wartime secrets than she did?

4. Which of the following was an entomologist?

5. Where did Szczurcio hide when he escaped his cage?

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