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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 1 - 7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What responsibility did Antonina attend to each day at the zoo following her breakfast?
(a) Greeted VIP visitors.
(b) Taught Rys his daily lessons.
(c) Fed the elephants.
(d) Did the laundry.

2. What kind of store did Antonina and Rys seek shelter in when Antonina thought the fourth floor apartment was not safe?
(a) Bakery.
(b) Linen shop.
(c) Lampshade store.
(d) Clothing store.

3. After Antonina heard that the Polish army was going to surrender, who delivered a message to the contrary?
(a) Hitler.
(b) The mayor of Warsaw.
(c) The Polish president.
(d) Jan.

4. How did Jan and Antonina know the German soldier who came to the villa to tell them that Lutz Heck wanted to see them?
(a) He was a classmate of Jan's.
(b) He was a former employee of the Warsaw Zoo.
(c) He was a classmate of Antonina's.
(d) He was a guard at the Berlin Zoo.

5. Who did Antonina and Rys stay with when Jan was first ordered to join the army and the zoo was evacuated?
(a) Antonina's sister-in-law.
(b) Rys's teacher.
(c) Jan's mother.
(d) Antonina's mother.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Rys mean in Polish?

2. What was Magdalena's profession?

3. What kind of tree drew bees to the zoo?

4. What was the baby elephant's name?

5. Who helped Jan to return to Warsaw during the initial battle?

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