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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did Tsalig learn about electricity and its installation?
(a) He took a correspondence course through the mail.
(b) He learned from his father.
(c) He taught himself.
(d) He attended an electronics academy.

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

3. 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.

4. Which of the following was true of Narewka in 1935?
(a) Its houses had indoor plumbing.
(b) Its buildings were mostly brick.
(c) Its streets were paved.
(d) It had electricity.

5. What language did Leon and other Jewish children speak at home?
(a) German.
(b) English.
(c) Polish.
(d) Yiddish.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Leon's father and Hershel head back to Narewka?

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

3. How long did it take Moshe to save enough to be able to move his family to Krakow?

4. Who did Leon stand next to in the synagogue every Friday night and Saturday morning?

5. In Chapter 1, which of the following had the most influence in Leon's daily life?

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