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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 urged the people of Warsaw to accept Poland's surrender peacefully?
(a) The mayor.
(b) Lutz Heck.
(c) General Rommel.
(d) Hitler.

2. 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 Antonina's.
(b) He was a classmate of Jan's.
(c) He was a former employee of the Warsaw Zoo.
(d) He was a guard at the Berlin Zoo.

3. How did Genia escape when she was sent to Treblinka?
(a) She bribed a soldier.
(b) She jumped off the train.
(c) She snuck off into the fields they were marching through to reach Treblinka.
(d) She disguised herself as a soldier.

4. Who is never mentioned in Antonina's memoirs?
(a) Her parents.
(b) Her children.
(c) Magdalena.
(d) Jan.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What unusual food did Wicek like to eat?

2. What percentage of the Orthodox community was lost during World War II?

3. What was the baby elephant's name?

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

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

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