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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who sent fruit and vegetable peelings to the zoo to feed the animals in the fall after Warsaw's surrender?
(a) The people of Warsaw.
(b) Lutz Heck.
(c) Hitler.
(d) Dr. Muller.

2. How did Rys first hear about the impending war?
(a) From Jan when he was leaving to join the Home Army.
(b) From Antonina who explained why they had to leave the zoo.
(c) From his teacher.
(d) From his friends while at the country house.

3. When Antonina ventured outside of the store they were sheltered in, what did she see falling from the sky?
(a) Ash.
(b) Birds.
(c) Parachutes attached to supplies for the Germans.
(d) Feathers.

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

5. What was the name of the rhesus monkey that was stealing babies from other monkeys?
(a) Janusz.
(b) Maurycy.
(c) Adolf.
(d) Lutz.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of store did Antonina and Rys seek shelter in when Antonina thought the fourth floor apartment was not safe?

2. What was Antonina's father's occupation?

3. What did Hitler do to justify an attack on Poland?

4. What area of the city was directly across the river from the zoo?

5. What did the people of Warsaw gather in the streets to see after Poland surrendered?

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