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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When did Leon's mother light the Shabbat candles?
(a) On Saturday evenings.
(b) On Tuesday afternoons.
(c) On Sunday mornings.
(d) On Friday evenings.

2. Which word describes the way Leon and David responded in the days after their father is beaten and taken away?
(a) Apathetic.
(b) Afraid.
(c) Ruthless.
(d) Determined.

3. What significant event happens when Leon was 8?
(a) He attended school for the first time.
(b) He was no longer an only child.
(c) He moved to Krakow.
(d) He moved to Narewka.

4. Why did the Nazi soldiers break into the Leyson family's apartment and slap Leon?
(a) He had disobeyed an order from one of them.
(b) He had refused to speak to one of them.
(c) They noticed that he was not wearing his required armband.
(d) They found out he was Jewish.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which moments does Leon say are the worst of his life?

2. Who were the Gestapo?

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

4. How long did it take Moshe to save enough to be able to move his family to Krakow?

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

(see the answer key)

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