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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did the Polish vice president suggest the zoo be used for?
(a) An herbal plant company.
(b) A new zoo.
(c) A vegetable garden to feed the locals.
(d) A fur farm.

2. What was Antonina's father's occupation?
(a) Lawyer.
(b) Railroad engineer.
(c) Professor.
(d) Author.

3. What does Rys mean in Polish?
(a) Rabbit.
(b) Lion.
(c) Lynx.
(d) Starling.

4. Who sent fruit and vegetable peelings to the zoo to feed the animals in the fall after Warsaw's surrender?
(a) Dr. Muller.
(b) The people of Warsaw.
(c) Hitler.
(d) Lutz Heck.

5. What animal frequently followed Jan around the zoo on his daily bicycle tours?
(a) A camel.
(b) A lynx.
(c) A baby elephant.
(d) An elk.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the name of the rhesus monkey that was stealing babies from other monkeys?

2. Who ruled Warsaw after the surrender?

3. Who did Antonina supposedly remind Lutz Heck of?

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

5. What song did Antonina play on the piano as a warning signal for the Guests?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why were Antonina’s parents killed when she was nine?

2. Why did Antonina initially turn down Lutz Heck’s offer of help for the zoo?

3. Why did Jan suggest that the zoo be used to raise pigs?

4. Why was Antonina shocked by what Lutz Heck said about Germany’s chances of the war?

5. Why was Antonina glad Rys was not with her when she travelled back to the country home after visiting Jan in Warsaw?

6. Why did Jan feel such a strong connection with the Jews?

7. Why did the Resistance use cryptonyms?

8. How did Dr. Muller help Jan return to Warsaw?

9. Why did Lutz Heck want to re-create the aurochs?

10. Why did Lutz Heck hold the shooting part at the zoo on New Year’s Eve?

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