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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. 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.

3. During what part of the year were Jews in Narewka treated differently?
(a) New Year.
(b) Holy Week.
(c) Halloween.
(d) Christmas.

4. What happened when Leon's cousin Yossel asked his teacher if he could change his name to that of a Polish national hero?
(a) Yossel's teacher encouraged him to do so.
(b) Yossel was told he was not allowed, as a Jew, to have a Polish first name.
(c) Yossel was sent to the hall for disrupting class.
(d) The teacher told Yossel that he should focus more on his studies.

5. Which word best describes Tsalig?
(a) Inflammatory.
(b) Obstinate.
(c) Apathetic.
(d) Humble.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Leon's grandfather, Jacob Meyer, lease farmland from the Eastern Orthodox Church?

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

3. Where was Leon born?

4. Which child did Leon think was his father's favorite?

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

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