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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. Why did the people who broke in and ransacked a neighbor's apartment report Leon's father to the Gestapo?
2. What was the dominant religion in Poland?
3. According to the prologue, how did Leon Leyson reach the controls of the machine he was supposed to operate in Schindler's factory?
4. Why did Leon's grandfather, Jacob Meyer, lease farmland from the Eastern Orthodox Church?
5. Why did Hershel go to Krakow with his father?
Short Essay Questions
1. In Chapter 5, what did Mr. Luftig's pipe collection symbolize to him?
2. In Chapter 4, what is the symbolic significance of the rounded stones on top of the walls surrounding the ghetto?
3. In Chapter 1, in what ways is it apparent that religion played a central role in Leon Leyson's life?
4. In Chapter 2, why might Leon's parents have downplayed the severity of events that were happening, particularly those against Jewish people?
5. Why did Leon enjoy city life more than his mother, as shown in Chapter 2?
6. As mentioned in Chapter 1, why did Leon's family not often buy new clothes?
7. In Chapter 5, how do Leon and his family obtain food?
8. After reading the prologue, what difficulties do you predict that Leon Leyson, the author and narrator, might face?
9. In Chapter 1, like many other Jews in Narewka, how was Leon treated during Holy Week?
10. In Chapter 4, what was the importance of Leon's father's Bescheinigung?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Many of the scenes in The Boy on the Wooden Box were thought-provoking. Which event or scene in the book really made you think or changed your perspective on something? Which scene was it? How did it affect you?
Essay Topic 2
Do you think that Tsalig made the right decision by staying on the train with Miriam instead of getting off of it with Oskar Schindler? Why or why not?
Essay Topic 3
As evidenced by the individuals in The Boy on the Wooden Box, what are ways in which discrimination, mistreatment, and prejudice negatively affect people?
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