The Zookeeper's Wife

by Diane Ackerman

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The Zookeeper's Wife Questions and Answers

How does Diane Ackerman's background as a naturalist and a poet inform her telling of this slice of history? Would a historian of World War II have told it differently, and, if so, what might have been left out?

Why did the author of The Zookeepers Wife choose to write about Antonina rather than Jan?

Who is the antagonist in Diane Ackerman's The Zookeeper's Wife? What is the character like physically and psychologically?

What topic could be chosen for an essay about both The Zookeeper's Wife by Diane Ackerman, and Night by Elie Wiesel?

What is the significance of the title of the book The Zookeepers Wife?

How does making Antonina the protagonist of The Zookeeper's Wife support Ackerman's themes?

How does Antonina show individualism in The Zookeeper's Wife?

What would be a good essay topic for an argument Diane Ackerman makes in The Zookeeper's Wife? 

In Diane Ackerman's The Zookeeper's Wife, why does the author use specific numbers or statistics?

In The Zookeeper's Wife by Diane Ackerman, the zoo becomes a safe haven for many people during the Holocaust and it also houses many animals. What role does the zoo play in the story? What does it represent or symbolize?

What is happening to the zoo in The Zookeeper's Wife by Diane Ackerman?

In Diane Ackerman's The Zookeeper's Wife, how does Ackerman portray an individual Jewish guest at the Zabinskis' villa and some other Jews?