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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. While he worked, why did a guard threaten to shoot Leon?
(a) If he left his work area without permission again.
(b) If the next brad was not straight.
(c) If his production that shift did not increase dramatically.
(d) If he used the wrong type of glue.

2. What is foreshadowed by the Yiddish song "Oyfn Pripetchik" (called "On the Hearth" in English)?
(a) The family's religious rituals.
(b) The war lasting from 1914-1918.
(c) The forthcoming mistreatment of Jews.
(d) The upcoming Thanksgiving season.

3. Where did Leon first find a place to sleep at Plaszow?
(a) On a narrow wooden shelf.
(b) On a bed.
(c) On a cot in an abandoned room.
(d) On top of a box.

4. Who were the Leyson's neighbors in their apartment in the ghetto?
(a) Mr. and Mrs. Luftig.
(b) Mr. and Mrs. Morris.
(c) Mr. Grayson and his children.
(d) Mr. and Mrs. Lansman.

5. Why did the people who broke in and ransacked a neighbor's apartment report Leon's father to the Gestapo?
(a) He refused to give them the key to the apartment.
(b) He did not have a work permit.
(c) He was not wearing a Star of David armband.
(d) He told them not to break into the apartment.

Short Answer Questions

1. What significant event happens when Leon was 8?

2. In what kind of factory did Leon's father work in Chapter 2?

3. When did Germans show up in Krakow after having invaded Poland?

4. Why was Tsalig deported in Chapter 4?

5. What was the dominant religion in Poland?

(see the answer key)

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