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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In which of the following fun childhood activities did Leon participate in Chapter 1?
(a) Playing baseball.
(b) Riding a bicycle.
(c) Jumping in the river.
(d) Playing basketball.

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

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

4. Why was going on a train ride exciting for Leon in Chapter 2?
(a) His grandfather was a train conductor.
(b) He had only ridden on small trains.
(c) He had never ridden a train before.
(d) Leon wanted to design trains as a career.

5. According to the prologue, how did Leon Leyson reach the controls of the machine he was supposed to operate in Schindler's factory?
(a) He stood on a metal shipping container.
(b) He stood on a footstool.
(c) He stood on a wooden box.
(d) He stood on a 4-foot-long ladder.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How many synagogues were located in Krakow when Leon moved there?

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

4. In what kind of factory did Leon's father work in Chapter 2?

5. What happened when Leon's cousin Yossel asked his teacher if he could change his name to that of a Polish national hero?

(see the answer key)

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