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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Before 1939, what was the war that lasted from 1914-1918 called?
(a) The German-Polish War.
(b) World War II.
(c) World War I.
(d) The Great War.

2. 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) No one in Poland at the time could directly own land.
(c) All citizens of Narewka chose to lease land from the church.
(d) He was unable to afford to buy the land.

3. How did Moshe Leyson get a new job at a factory owned by a Nazi in Chapter 3?
(a) He was referred by the glass factory at which he used to work.
(b) He told the owner how to open a safe.
(c) He opened a safe for the owner.
(d) He saw an employment ad in the newspaper and responded to it.

4. Why did Leon, his mother, and his friends finally come out of hiding after two days in the crawl space of a storage shed?
(a) A man yelled that they must come out.
(b) They heard the all-clear signal on the intercom.
(c) They heard screaming.
(d) A man called out her name and said he was sent by her husband.

5. Where did Leon work in Chapter 6?
(a) A glass factory.
(b) A brush factory.
(c) An electrical plant.
(d) The office of the Jewish Council.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Leon first find a place to sleep at Plaszow?

2. How did Chanah and Moshe meet?

3. How many synagogues were located in Krakow when Leon moved there?

4. Which word best describes Tsalig?

5. Who were the Leyson's neighbors in their apartment in the ghetto?

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