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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 attended an electronics academy.
(c) He learned from his father.
(d) He taught himself.

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

3. What was a way that Leon earned money in Chapter 2?
(a) He sold the fruits and vegetables that his father and mother grew.
(b) He earned a set allowance every month for completing chores.
(c) He delivered notes for a neighbor, who paid his streetcar fare.
(d) He worked in a factory, even though he was technically too young to do so.

4. Why was Leon's father sought after by many factory owners in Krakow?
(a) He was an expert electrician.
(b) He was an expert machinist.
(c) He was a skilled painter of murals.
(d) He was an expert supervisor.

5. Which word best describes Tsalig?
(a) Humble.
(b) Apathetic.
(c) Inflammatory.
(d) Obstinate.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Which of the following was true of Narewka in 1935?

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

5. Which child did Leon think was his father's favorite?

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