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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Punia, the nickname Jan gave Antonina, mean?
(a) Lioness.
(b) Beloved Wife.
(c) Honking Goose.
(d) Little Wildcat.

2. What job did Antonina give Genia to disguise her while she lived at the zoo?
(a) Housekeeper.
(b) Tailor.
(c) Tutor.
(d) Cook.

3. How was the siege on the Ghetto that was meant to remove or kill the remaining Jews there ended?
(a) The Jews succeeded in pushing the Germans out of the Ghetto.
(b) The Germans burned everything.
(c) The remaining Jews were lined up in the streets and shot.
(d) The Jews were all taken to concentration camps.

4. Who did Antonina supposedly remind Lutz Heck of?
(a) His first love.
(b) His mother.
(c) His wife.
(d) His sister.

5. What caused Rys to be hospitalized in the winter of 1943?
(a) Appendicitis.
(b) Pneumonia.
(c) Typhus.
(d) A broken leg.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the director of the slaughterhouse want to turn the zoo into?

2. What season was it when Antonina was finally able to leave her bed after months of convalescing?

3. What condition does the author speculate caused Antonina to be bedridden?

4. What did Antonina feed the Guests that she passed off as pheasant?

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

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