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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 mail carrier.
(b) A Polish zoo guard.
(c) A German soldier.
(d) The housekeeper.

2. How did the Polish Underground learn of Treblinka?
(a) A member of the Underground escaped Treblinka and reported back.
(b) Through a coded letter.
(c) From a German soldier who was a spy for the Underground.
(d) Through a German newspaper.

3. What kind of animal was Rys's pet named Morys?
(a) Rabbit.
(b) Pig.
(c) Lynx.
(d) Cockatoo.

4. What was the zoo's cryptonym?
(a) The Monkey House.
(b) The Lynx House.
(c) The House Under a Full Moon.
(d) The House Under a Crazy Star.

5. What was Rys told about the Guests who stayed at the zoo?
(a) That they were all colleagues of his father.
(b) That they were fellow zookeepers.
(c) That they were German soldiers.
(d) That he had to keep them a secret.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where in the zoo did the Germans build a weapons storehouse?

2. What animal did Jan raise at the zoo to feed German soldiers?

3. Why did Magdalena's presence at the villa pose a greater threat to the other Guests?

4. What is an aurochs?

5. What did Rys do during the winter days when Jan was at work?

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