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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why did Magdalena's presence at the villa pose a greater threat to the other Guests?
(a) She often left the villa during the day.
(b) She was a gossip.
(c) She was famous.
(d) She was prone to taking risks.

2. Who did the Zabinskis fire because they were uncertain of the person's trustworthiness?
(a) A zoo guard.
(b) Fox Man.
(c) The housekeeper.
(d) Rys's tutor.

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

4. What did Himmler study before the war?
(a) Agriculture.
(b) Art.
(c) Medicine.
(d) Zoology.

5. How did Janina Buchholtz, a member of Zegota, help Jan and Antonina rescue Jews?
(a) She snuck Jews out of the Ghetto disguised as her patients and brought them to the zoo.
(b) She brought them food.
(c) She provided false documents for the Jews.
(d) She gave them money.

6. What was Janusz Korczak's real name?
(a) Maurycy Fraenkel.
(b) Henryk Goldszmit.
(c) Adam Englert.
(d) Szymon Tenenbaum.

7. What did Rys do during the winter days when Jan was at work?
(a) Waited at the door for him to return.
(b) Collected scraps to feed the animals.
(c) Helped his mother with chores.
(d) Went to Underground school.

8. How many boxes did Antonina recall there were in Szymon Tenenbaum's insect collection?
(a) 800.
(b) 20.
(c) 50.
(d) 400.

9. What kind of face did Nazi Posters depict Jewish people as having?
(a) Devil-like.
(b) Horse-like.
(c) Snake-like.
(d) Rat-like.

10. What season was it when Antonina was finally able to leave her bed after months of convalescing?
(a) Winter.
(b) Fall.
(c) Summer.
(d) Spring.

11. Which Guest's leaving made Antonina the most sad?
(a) Regina's.
(b) Maurycy's.
(c) Magdalena's.
(d) Fox Man's.

12. What talent did Fox Man entertain the Guests with?
(a) Painting.
(b) Telling stories.
(c) Playing piano.
(d) Singing.

13. What happened to the littermates of the baby hamster that Jan gave to Rys?
(a) They were used for experiments.
(b) They were confiscated by a German soldier to give to his children.
(c) They were eaten by a cat.
(d) Their mother killed them.

14. What animal did Magdalena Gross sculpt as a gift for Jan?
(a) A bison.
(b) A starling.
(c) An elephant.
(d) A camel.

15. What is another name for the bottle grenades that Jews in the Ghetto used as a defense against the Germans?
(a) Gasoline grenade.
(b) German growler.
(c) Molotov cocktail.
(d) Bottle bomb.

Short Answer Questions

1. What act of sabotage did Rys and his friend plan to undertake?

2. What were the people at the villa doing when they heard a rustling in the bushes by the window?

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

4. What did Feliks Cywinski say was his happiest moment while rescuing Jews?

5. How did Antonina know Regina Kenigswein's father?

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