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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What was a way that Leon earned money in Chapter 2?
(a) He sold the fruits and vegetables that his father and mother grew.
(b) He delivered notes for a neighbor, who paid his streetcar fare.
(c) He worked in a factory, even though he was technically too young to do so.
(d) He earned a set allowance every month for completing chores.

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

5. In December 1939, what did Nazis decree that Jews could no longer do?
(a) Take public transportation.
(b) Sit on park benches.
(c) Own businesses.
(d) Attend school.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why did Leon's father work for free in Chapter 3?

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

4. Which aspect of the Sabbath did Leon particularly enjoy?

5. What significant event happens when Leon was 8?

(see the answer key)

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