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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who did Leon's parents and many others in Narewka make a mistake of trusting in 1939?
(a) The Polish people who entered Germany.
(b) The Germans who entered Poland.
(c) The local merchants' association.
(d) The Lansman family.

2. What was the name of the Nazi business owner who hired Leon's father?
(a) Oskar Schindler.
(b) George Lansman.
(c) Oskar Schuncke.
(d) Rudolph Luftig.

3. Which moments does Leon say are the worst of his life?
(a) Learning that Germany had invaded Poland.
(b) Being ignored by his former friends.
(c) Seeing the Poles ransack the apartment of their Jewish neighbor who had fled.
(d) Watching his father getting beaten and taken away by the Gestapo.

4. When did Leon's mother light the Shabbat candles?
(a) On Friday evenings.
(b) On Saturday evenings.
(c) On Tuesday afternoons.
(d) On Sunday mornings.

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. Why did Leon's father and Hershel head back to Narewka?

2. What did Leon get to operate in Chapter 4 after he cleaned it for a man who owned it?

3. Why did Leon's friends start ignoring him?

4. Which word best describes Tsalig?

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

(see the answer key)

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