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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why was going on a train ride exciting for Leon in Chapter 2?
(a) He had never ridden a train before.
(b) Leon wanted to design trains as a career.
(c) He had only ridden on small trains.
(d) His grandfather was a train conductor.

2. How did Chanah and Moshe meet?
(a) Their marriage was arranged by their parents.
(b) Chanah carried water to workers, among them Moshe, in the field.
(c) Chanah and Moshe met in the synagogue while reciting questions in Hebrew.
(d) They met at the factory in which Moshe worked.

3. According to the prologue, how did Leon Leyson reach the controls of the machine he was supposed to operate in Schindler's factory?
(a) He stood on a footstool.
(b) He stood on a 4-foot-long ladder.
(c) He stood on a wooden box.
(d) He stood on a metal shipping container.

4. Why did Leon's friends start ignoring him?
(a) He was Christian.
(b) He had been rude to them.
(c) He was Jewish.
(d) He had started ignoring them.

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

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

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

8. Who did Leon make friends with in the ghetto?
(a) Joseph and Stuart.
(b) Mr. and Mrs. Murray.
(c) The Apperson family.
(d) Yossel and Samuel.

9. In which of the following fun childhood activities did Leon participate in Chapter 1?
(a) Jumping in the river.
(b) Riding a bicycle.
(c) Playing basketball.
(d) Playing baseball.

10. What was the dominant religion in Poland?
(a) Roman Catholicism.
(b) Zoroastrianism.
(c) Buddhism.
(d) Judaism.

11. In December 1939, what did Nazis decree that Jews could no longer do?
(a) Own businesses.
(b) Sit on park benches.
(c) Attend school.
(d) Take public transportation.

12. During what part of the year were Jews in Narewka treated differently?
(a) Holy Week.
(b) New Year.
(c) Halloween.
(d) Christmas.

13. What was the short name for Schindler's factory?
(a) Conamel.
(b) Emalia.
(c) Enamelware.
(d) Enamel Contractors.

14. In what kind of factory did Leon's father work in Chapter 2?
(a) A clothing factory.
(b) A paper factory.
(c) A balloon factory.
(d) A glass factory.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What was a way that Leon earned money in Chapter 2?

2. Why did Moshe move to Krakow?

3. Where did Mr. Luftig promise to take Leon someday?

4. Which word describes the way Leon and David responded in the days after their father is beaten and taken away?

5. Which aspect of the Sabbath did Leon particularly enjoy?

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