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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why did the Nazi soldiers break into the Leyson family's apartment and slap Leon?
(a) They noticed that he was not wearing his required armband.
(b) He had refused to speak to one of them.
(c) He had disobeyed an order from one of them.
(d) They found out he was Jewish.

2. How did Tsalig learn about electricity and its installation?
(a) He learned from his father.
(b) He attended an electronics academy.
(c) He took a correspondence course through the mail.
(d) He taught himself.

3. Which word best describes Leon's parents?
(a) Industrious.
(b) Arrogant.
(c) Carefree.
(d) Extravagant.

4. Which aspect of the Sabbath did Leon particularly enjoy?
(a) The quiet.
(b) The academics.
(c) The work.
(d) The business.

5. How was Leon singled out by his fourth-grade teacher one day?
(a) He was reprimanded for not reciting the Polish pledge of allegiance properly.
(b) He was praised for his singing voice, which was extraordinary.
(c) He was praised for his artwork.
(d) He addressed Leon as "little Moses," which was an insult intended for Jewish boys.

Short Answer Questions

1. When were Leon and his family forcibly moved into the ghetto?

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

3. What is foreshadowed by the Yiddish song "Oyfn Pripetchik" (called "On the Hearth" in English)?

4. What significant event happens when Leon was 8?

5. Why did Hershel's family, his parents and siblings, not see him much when they lived in Krakow?

(see the answer key)

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