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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why did Hershel go to Krakow with his father?
(a) He wanted to do something more "useful" than attending school.
(b) He was afraid that if he did not join his father there, he would not see his father again.
(c) He was sent to a reform school there.
(d) He preferred rural life.

2. Which word describes the way Leon and David responded in the days after their father is beaten and taken away?
(a) Determined.
(b) Ruthless.
(c) Apathetic.
(d) Afraid.

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

4. 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.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 2, what did Leon decide was the greatest invention?

2. In what kind of factory did Leon's father work in Chapter 2?

3. What happened when Leon's cousin Yossel asked his teacher if he could change his name to that of a Polish national hero?

4. What language did Leon and other Jewish children speak at home?

5. Which foreign country posed the greatest threat to Polish Jews in the late 1930s?

(see the answer key)

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