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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When did Germans show up in Krakow after having invaded Poland?
(a) September 1, 1939.
(b) October 13, 1942.
(c) September 6, 1939.
(d) August 11, 1945.

2. Why did Hershel go to Krakow with his father?
(a) He wanted to do something more "useful" than attending school.
(b) He was sent to a reform school there.
(c) He was afraid that if he did not join his father there, he would not see his father again.
(d) He preferred rural life.

3. Which of Leon's siblings was most likely to tease him?
(a) David.
(b) Pesza.
(c) Tsalig.
(d) Hershel.

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

5. After the Germans first invaded in 1939, which country was most likely to help Poland defeat the Germans?
(a) Austria.
(b) Spain.
(c) England.
(d) Italy.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of school did Leon attend?

2. Where was the Leyson family's new home in the ghetto located?

3. What is foreshadowed by the Yiddish song "Oyfn Pripetchik" (called "On the Hearth" in English)?

4. Why was going on a train ride exciting for Leon in Chapter 2?

5. What became a preoccupation for Leon?

(see the answer key)

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