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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was Jan collecting in the boxes he placed on shelves in the villa's kitchen?
(a) Insects.
(b) False documents.
(c) Fuses for bombs.
(d) Springs for his research instruments.

2. What unusual food did Wicek like to eat?
(a) Peppers.
(b) Fish.
(c) Pickles.
(d) Meat.

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

4. Why was the school Jan taught at while he was part of the Underground called a "flying university?"
(a) Because the students had to learn at an extremely fast pace.
(b) Because they taught people how to fly planes.
(c) Because their symbol was a bird.
(d) Because the location moved to avoid detection.

5. What did Hitler do to justify an attack on Poland?
(a) Claimed the Jews were planning to invade Germany.
(b) Claimed Poland was building up weapons to attack Germany.
(c) Portrayed the Jews as evil people who needed to be exterminated.
(d) Staged a phony attack on a German border town.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where did the lynxes that Antonina adopted come from?

3. What did Lutz Heck take from the Warsaw Zoo in addition to valuable animals?

4. What was the baby elephant's name?

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

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