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

2. In what kind of factory did Leon's father work in Chapter 2?
(a) A balloon factory.
(b) A clothing factory.
(c) A glass factory.
(d) A paper factory.

3. Why did Moshe return home to Krakow instead of continuing to Narewka with Hershel?
(a) He reconsidered his decision to leave his wife and children.
(b) He received word that Chanah had requested that he return.
(c) He was afraid of getting captured in Narewka.
(d) He had to retrieve an item in Krakow.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who did Leon stand next to in the synagogue every Friday night and Saturday morning?

2. Which group did Hitler blame publicly for Germany's problems?

3. After the Germans first invaded in 1939, which country was most likely to help Poland defeat the Germans?

4. How was Leon singled out by his fourth-grade teacher one day?

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

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