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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 Moshe move to Krakow?
(a) To find a new job.
(b) To provide for his family.
(c) To leave his wife.
(d) To escape persecution.

2. 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.

3. Which child did Leon think was his father's favorite?
(a) David.
(b) Tsalig.
(c) Hershel.
(d) Pesza.

4. 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?
(a) He claimed they were essential to the war effort.
(b) He explained that they could help him build more factories.
(c) He claimed that they might possibly be spies working for the enemy.
(d) He said that the workers would help to rebuild Germany's economy.

5. Why did Leon's grandfather, Jacob Meyer, lease farmland from the Eastern Orthodox Church?
(a) All citizens of Narewka chose to lease land from the church.
(b) No one in Poland at the time could directly own land.
(c) Jews were prohibited by Polish law from owning land.
(d) He was unable to afford to buy the land.

Short Answer Questions

1. What language did Leon and other Jewish children speak at home?

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

3. In Chapter 2, what did Leon decide was the greatest invention?

4. How was Leon singled out by his fourth-grade teacher one day?

5. Which word best describes Leon's parents?

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