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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long did it take Moshe to save enough to be able to move his family to Krakow?
(a) 6 months.
(b) 8 years.
(c) 5 years.
(d) 6 years.

2. Why did Leon's grandfather, Jacob Meyer, lease farmland from the Eastern Orthodox Church?
(a) He was unable to afford to buy the land.
(b) Jews were prohibited by Polish law from owning land.
(c) No one in Poland at the time could directly own land.
(d) All citizens of Narewka chose to lease land from the church.

3. How did Moshe Leyson get a new job at a factory owned by a Nazi in Chapter 3?
(a) He opened a safe for the owner.
(b) He saw an employment ad in the newspaper and responded to it.
(c) He was referred by the glass factory at which he used to work.
(d) He told the owner how to open a safe.

4. Which foreign country posed the greatest threat to Polish Jews in the late 1930s?
(a) Germany.
(b) England.
(c) Australia.
(d) The USA.

5. Which word describes the way Leon and David responded in the days after their father is beaten and taken away?
(a) Ruthless.
(b) Afraid.
(c) Determined.
(d) Apathetic.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the name of the Nazi business owner who hired Leon's father?

2. Who did Leon's parents and many others in Narewka make a mistake of trusting in 1939?

3. How did Tsalig learn about electricity and its installation?

4. In the prologue, why is Leon Leyson, the author and narrator, nervous?

5. During what part of the year were Jews in Narewka treated differently?

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