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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In which of the following fun childhood activities did Leon participate in Chapter 1?
(a) Playing baseball.
(b) Riding a bicycle.
(c) Jumping in the river.
(d) Playing basketball.

2. What is foreshadowed by the Yiddish song "Oyfn Pripetchik" (called "On the Hearth" in English)?
(a) The upcoming Thanksgiving season.
(b) The forthcoming mistreatment of Jews.
(c) The war lasting from 1914-1918.
(d) The family's religious rituals.

3. Which child did Leon think was his father's favorite?
(a) Hershel.
(b) Pesza.
(c) Tsalig.
(d) David.

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

5. Which of Leon's siblings was most likely to tease him?
(a) Tsalig.
(b) Pesza.
(c) Hershel.
(d) David.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following was true of Narewka in 1935?

2. Where was Leon born?

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

4. According to the prologue, how did Leon Leyson reach the controls of the machine he was supposed to operate in Schindler's factory?

5. Before 1939, what was the war that lasted from 1914-1918 called?

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