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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did Jan and Antonina know the German soldier who came to the villa to tell them that Lutz Heck wanted to see them?
(a) He was a guard at the Berlin Zoo.
(b) He was a classmate of Jan's.
(c) He was a former employee of the Warsaw Zoo.
(d) He was a classmate of Antonina's.

2. What did Antonina feed the Guests that she passed off as pheasant?
(a) Flamingos.
(b) Pigeons.
(c) Crows.
(d) Starlings.

3. What kind of animal was Rys's pet named Morys?
(a) Cockatoo.
(b) Lynx.
(c) Rabbit.
(d) Pig.

4. What language was illegal to speak in Warsaw during the German occupation?
(a) German.
(b) Polish.
(c) French.
(d) Hebrew.

5. What book did Antonina and Rys read while Lutz Heck's shooting party was going on at the zoo?
(a) Oliver Twist.
(b) A Tale of Two Cities.
(c) Tarzan of the Apes.
(d) Robinson Crusoe.

6. Who divorced her husband and staged her disappearance because she was Jewish and he was not?
(a) Irena Sendler.
(b) Ewa Brzuska.
(c) Wanda Englert.
(d) Magdalena Gross.

7. What was Lutz Heck's profession before the war?
(a) He was the director of the Berlin Zoo.
(b) He was a veterinarian.
(c) He was a professor at the college Jan attended.
(d) He was a lawyer.

8. Where in the zoo did the Germans build a weapons storehouse?
(a) In the basement of the villa.
(b) The polar bear enclosure.
(c) The Pheasant House.
(d) The lions' island.

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

10. What was Jan collecting in the boxes he placed on shelves in the villa's kitchen?
(a) False documents.
(b) Fuses for bombs.
(c) Springs for his research instruments.
(d) Insects.

11. What song did Antonina play on the piano as a warning signal for the Guests?
(a) Beethoven's Symphony Number Nine.
(b) Go, go, go to Crete!
(c) The Star Spangled Banner.
(d) I'll Be Seeing You.

12. Where did the lynxes that Antonina adopted come from?
(a) The Washington Zoo.
(b) The Bialowieza Forest.
(c) A North American wildlife preserve.
(d) The Berlin Zoo.

13. Which of the following is an extinct animal that Lutz Heck hoped to re-create?
(a) Mammoth.
(b) Saber toothed cat.
(c) Tarpan.
(d) Giant sloth.

14. Why did Jan and Antonina think Lutz Heck might help them?
(a) He was sympathetic to the Jews.
(b) He was a trustworthy man.
(c) He was sweet on Antonina.
(d) He was a friend of Jan's father.

15. What print did Antonina prefer for her clothing?
(a) Checks.
(b) Stripes.
(c) Polka dots.
(d) Solid colors.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Ewa Brzuska (Granny) hide Jews who were on their way to other locations?

2. What element of zoo design did Lutz Heck advocate for?

3. When Antonina ventured outside of the store they were sheltered in, what did she see falling from the sky?

4. What task did Antonina sometimes do in the middle of the night?

5. What were the racist laws that governed how much Jewish blood a person could have without being "tainted" called?

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