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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which trait did Leon share with his new friends in Krakow in Chapter 2?
(a) Lack of empathy.
(b) Arrogance.
(c) Mischievousness.
(d) Technical wizardry.

2. What was the dominant religion in Poland?
(a) Roman Catholicism.
(b) Buddhism.
(c) Judaism.
(d) Zoroastrianism.

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

4. When did Germans show up in Krakow after having invaded Poland?
(a) August 11, 1945.
(b) September 1, 1939.
(c) October 13, 1942.
(d) September 6, 1939.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Moshe move to Krakow?

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

3. After the Germans first invaded in 1939, which country was most likely to help Poland defeat the Germans?

4. Which foreign country posed the greatest threat to Polish Jews in the late 1930s?

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

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