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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Jan build an ammunitions dump for the Home Army?

2. What is an aurochs?

3. How old was Antonina when her parents were killed?

4. What was Rys told about the Guests who stayed at the zoo?

5. Which of the following is an extinct animal that Lutz Heck hoped to re-create?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did Wanda and Adam Englert divorce?

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

3. Why did Jan purposely draw attention to himself when he was thanking Ziegler for bringing him to the Ghetto to see Szymon Tenenbaum?

4. What made Antonina feel hopeful at first when Lutz Heck came to visit the villa?

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

6. What was special about the baby elephant Tuzinka?

7. What was Lutz Heck’s real plan in taking animals from the Warsaw Zoo?

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

9. Why did the Germans take children with Aryan features to be raised in Germany?

10. What special ability did Antonina have that Jan described as “metaphysical waves”?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The author uses several Biblical references in describing the villa. Write an essay examining the use of those references and why the author uses them.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay explaining the author’s development and use of the theme of courage. What suggestion does the author make about courage? How does she use people to strengthen the theme?

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay discussing the importance of Szymon Tenenbaum’s insect collection. What did the collection say about Tenenbaum? Why was it important to the Underground? What does the collection symbolize?

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