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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What was Maurycy Fraenkel's profession?
(a) Lawyer.
(b) Rabbi.
(c) Doctor.
(d) Teacher.

3. What job did Antonina give Genia to disguise her while she lived at the zoo?
(a) Tailor.
(b) Housekeeper.
(c) Tutor.
(d) Cook.

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

5. What did Magdalena compare Antonina to when Jan was praising her for managing the situation with the German soldier during the fire at the barracks?
(a) A lioness.
(b) A fox.
(c) A mother badger.
(d) A chimpanzee.

6. What percentage of the Orthodox community was lost during World War II?
(a) 75%.
(b) 90%.
(c) 20%.
(d) 50%.

7. Who sold his own house to purchase apartments to hide Jews in?
(a) Janusz Korczak.
(b) Rabbi Shapira.
(c) Feliks Cywinski.
(d) Samuel Kenigswein.

8. What did Fox Man use as a wet nurse for the baby foxes?
(a) A pig.
(b) His cat.
(c) A stuffed animal with bottles attached to it.
(d) A muskrat.

9. What had the boys that Jan discovered hiding in the bushes at the villa done that they needed to hide at the zoo?
(a) Snuck a Jewish boy out of the Ghetto.
(b) Set fire to German gas tanks.
(c) Shot a German.
(d) Bombed a haystack.

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

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

12. What were Jews passing as Aryans called?
(a) Cats.
(b) Sparrows.
(c) Deer.
(d) Foxes.

13. What did the orphans call Janusz Korczak?
(a) Pan Doctor.
(b) Janusz.
(c) Papa.
(d) Zi.

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

15. What were the people at the villa doing when they heard a rustling in the bushes by the window?
(a) Eating dinner.
(b) Cleaning the house.
(c) Sleeping.
(d) Listening to Fox Man play the piano.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the villa Guests do to let Jan know they did not like the way he was treating Antonina?

2. How did Jan say Antonina was able to convince the German soldier of how the fire at the barracks started?

3. Which of the following words best describes Magdalena's personality?

4. Who saw Magdalena at the zoo and gossiped about it?

5. What talent did Fox Man entertain the Guests with?

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