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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. How many boxes did Antonina recall there were in Szymon Tenenbaum's insect collection?

2. How did Janina Buchholtz, a member of Zegota, help Jan and Antonina rescue Jews?

3. Which Guest's leaving made Antonina the most sad?

4. Why did Magdalena's presence at the villa pose a greater threat to the other Guests?

5. What word was used to refer to a Jewish hiding place that had been discovered?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Feliks Cywinski do periodically to hide the fact that he was rescuing Jews?

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

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

4. Why did Jan and Antonina carry cyanide pills with them?

5. Why was Fox Man’s offer of a bookkeeping job so important to Maurycy Fraenkel?

6. Why was it difficult for some Jews to change their names in order to go into hiding?

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

8. Why did Jan talk to Rys as though he were a soldier when he confronted the boy about his plan to bomb a haystack?

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

10. Why did the Nazi’s portray Jews with rat-like faces in their propaganda?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explain the importance of codenames to the Underground. Why do they use them? What do the names reveal about the people they are chosen for? Provide examples of codenames and explain their meanings.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay about the importance of Janusz Korczak to the book. Why does the author include his story? How does the author use his story to develop themes? What impact does his story have on readers?

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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