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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Why did Leon's father work for free in Chapter 3?
(a) He did this in exchange for housing and food.
(b) He did it in order to have some protection against the Nazis.
(c) He was required to work, even though he was not paid.
(d) The work enabled him to gain experience to open his own business.

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

4. Which moments does Leon say are the worst of his life?
(a) Watching his father getting beaten and taken away by the Gestapo.
(b) Being ignored by his former friends.
(c) Learning that Germany had invaded Poland.
(d) Seeing the Poles ransack the apartment of their Jewish neighbor who had fled.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Leon get to operate in Chapter 4 after he cleaned it for a man who owned it?

2. What became a preoccupation for Leon?

3. According to the prologue, how did Leon Leyson reach the controls of the machine he was supposed to operate in Schindler's factory?

4. Who were the Gestapo?

5. Why did Leon's parents no longer have money in a savings account in Chapter 3?

(see the answer key)

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