The Boy on the Wooden Box Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

Leon Leyson
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The Boy on the Wooden Box Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Nazis, Aryans were people with what characteristics?
(a) Brown eyes and blond hair.
(b) Blue eyes and brown hair.
(c) Blue eyes and blond hair.
(d) Brown eyes and brown hair.

2. How did Chanah and Moshe meet?
(a) Chanah carried water to workers, among them Moshe, in the field.
(b) Their marriage was arranged by their parents.
(c) They met at the factory in which Moshe worked.
(d) Chanah and Moshe met in the synagogue while reciting questions in Hebrew.

3. Who did Leon make friends with in the ghetto?
(a) Joseph and Stuart.
(b) Yossel and Samuel.
(c) The Apperson family.
(d) Mr. and Mrs. Murray.

4. In the prologue, why is Leon Leyson, the author and narrator, nervous?
(a) He is concerned about his economic situation.
(b) He is scared about mistakes he has made in the past.
(c) He is afraid that Oskar Schindler will not remember him.
(d) He is worried about World War II beginning.

5. Why did Schindler name his factory "German Enamel Works"?
(a) To carry on a family tradition.
(b) To follow the law about naming a business.
(c) To appeal to German army contractors.
(d) To make sure it was not confused with another local enamel business.

6. Who did Leon's father ask Schindler to hire?
(a) Chanah.
(b) Leon.
(c) David.
(d) Pesza.

7. Why was Leon's father sought after by many factory owners in Krakow?
(a) He was an expert electrician.
(b) He was an expert supervisor.
(c) He was an expert machinist.
(d) He was a skilled painter of murals.

8. What significant event happens when Leon was 8?
(a) He moved to Narewka.
(b) He was no longer an only child.
(c) He attended school for the first time.
(d) He moved to Krakow.

9. When did Germans show up in Krakow after having invaded Poland?
(a) September 1, 1939.
(b) August 11, 1945.
(c) October 13, 1942.
(d) September 6, 1939.

10. Why was going on a train ride exciting for Leon in Chapter 2?
(a) He had never ridden a train before.
(b) His grandfather was a train conductor.
(c) Leon wanted to design trains as a career.
(d) He had only ridden on small trains.

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

12. Why did Hershel's family, his parents and siblings, not see him much when they lived in Krakow?
(a) Hershel had problems getting along with his parents and often left for days at a time.
(b) Hershel spent most of his time working.
(c) Hershel went to live with 2 of his friends.
(d) Hershel spent much of his time with his girlfriend.

13. Where did the Gestapo take Moshe in Chapter 3?
(a) St. Paul's.
(b) St. Gary's prison.
(c) St. George's prison.
(d) St. Michael's prison.

14. Which of the following was true of Narewka in 1935?
(a) Its buildings were mostly brick.
(b) It had electricity.
(c) Its streets were paved.
(d) Its houses had indoor plumbing.

15. What language did Leon and other Jewish children speak at home?
(a) Polish.
(b) Yiddish.
(c) English.
(d) German.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why wasn't Moshe fired by the new Nazi owners of the glass factory when all other Jewish workers there were?

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

3. Which word best describes Leon's parents?

4. What kind of school did Leon attend?

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

(see the answer keys)

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