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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. How did Leon's mother, Chanah, obtain food for her family after Moshe was taken away?
(a) She worked at a factory.
(b) She traded the 10 gold coins her mother had given her.
(c) She received help from other nearby Jewish families.
(d) She grew and harvested the food they needed.

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 wooden box.
(b) He stood on a footstool.
(c) He stood on a metal shipping container.
(d) He stood on a 4-foot-long ladder.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why was Leon's father sought after by many factory owners in Krakow?

2. How did Moshe Leyson get a new job at a factory owned by a Nazi in Chapter 3?

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

4. What was the dominant religion in Poland?

5. In December 1939, what did Nazis decree that Jews could no longer do?

(see the answer key)

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