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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Before 1939, what was the war that lasted from 1914-1918 called?
(a) World War II.
(b) The Great War.
(c) The German-Polish War.
(d) World War I.

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

3. Where was Leon born?
(a) Narewka.
(b) Krakow.
(c) Germany.
(d) Belarus.

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 was sent to the hall for disrupting class.
(b) Yossel's teacher encouraged him to do so.
(c) Yossel was told he was not allowed, as a Jew, to have a Polish first name.
(d) The teacher told Yossel that he should focus more on his studies.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. In the prologue, why is Leon Leyson, the author and narrator, nervous?

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

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

(see the answer key)

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