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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 16 - 23.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Why did Jan and Antonina think Lutz Heck might help them?
(a) He was sympathetic to the Jews.
(b) He was sweet on Antonina.
(c) He was a friend of Jan's father.
(d) He was a trustworthy man.

3. According to legend, what did the word Poland sound like in Hebrew that made the Jews want to go there?
(a) Sanctuary.
(b) Rest here.
(c) Paradise.
(d) Beautiful garden.

4. What was the name of Rys's pet rooster?
(a) Kuba.
(b) Balbina.
(c) Morys.
(d) Wicek.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What language was illegal to speak in Warsaw during the German occupation?

4. Where is Szymon Tenenbaum's insect collection today?

5. What did the Germans refuse to purchase for the pigs?

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