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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2.

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 sent to a reform school there.
(c) He was afraid that if he did not join his father there, he would not see his father again.
(d) He preferred rural life.

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

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

4. 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.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When did Germans show up in Krakow after having invaded Poland?

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

3. Why did Moshe move to Krakow?

4. Which word best describes Tsalig?

5. What was the dominant religion in Poland?

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