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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In Chapter 2, what did Leon decide was the greatest invention?
(a) Trains.
(b) The lightbulb.
(c) Indoor plumbing.
(d) Electricity.

3. Why did Leon's father and Hershel head back to Narewka?
(a) They went to earn more money for the family.
(b) They went to retrieve items the family had left there.
(c) They went because they were required to do so.
(d) They went to try to avoid being conscripted into the war.

4. Which word best describes Leon's parents?
(a) Carefree.
(b) Extravagant.
(c) Arrogant.
(d) Industrious.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Tsalig learn about electricity and its installation?

2. What ominous sign happened on September 1, 1939?

3. What is foreshadowed by the Yiddish song "Oyfn Pripetchik" (called "On the Hearth" in English)?

4. Why did Moshe move to Krakow?

5. According to the prologue, how did Oskar Schindler convince the Nazis to give permission for Leon and other Jewish people to work in his factories?

(see the answer key)

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