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

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

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

4. What excuse did Irena Sendler use to gain access to the Ghetto?
(a) Running an orphanage.
(b) Checking for illegal marriages.
(c) Setting up a station to deal with infectious diseases.
(d) Starting a school for the Jewish children.

5. Where did Szczurcio hide when he escaped his cage?
(a) In the chimney.
(b) Under Rys's bed.
(c) In the Pheasant House.
(d) In the garden.

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. What unusual food did Wicek like to eat?

3. Which of the following did Polish folklore say meant that death was near?

4. Who did the German soldier blame for a fire at the barracks on the zoo grounds?

5. What was Magdalena Gross's cryptonym?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did the Kenigsweins smuggle their two young boys out of the Ghetto?

2. Why were the boys hiding in the Pheasant House confused when Rys introduced himself?

3. How was Mrs. Walter helping Jews to hide?

4. How did Jan’s observations about animal behaviors help him in his Underground work?

5. How did the people at the villa feel when they heard about the Ghetto Uprising?

6. Why does Ackerman describe Wicek the rabbit as a “fat, furry thug”?

7. Why do the Poles claim Janusz Korczak as a martyr?

8. How did Magdalena Gross get the cryptonym “Starling”?

9. Why did Rabbi Shapira think it was important for Jews in the Ghetto to commune with nature?

10. Why was Rys the one usually chosen to deliver meals to Guests staying in animal enclosures?

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