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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why would Tsalig not get off the train with Schindler?
(a) He was determined to stay with Miriam.
(b) He did not trust Schindler.
(c) He was afraid of returning home.
(d) He did not know that he could.

2. 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 metal shipping container.
(d) He stood on a wooden box.

3. When were Leon and his family forcibly moved into the ghetto?
(a) May 1941.
(b) March 1941.
(c) August 1940.
(d) December 1939.

4. How did the Nazis announce what they considered to be their successes?
(a) On big screens with newsreels.
(b) By roving announcers.
(c) Through Morse code.
(d) On television.

5. Which trait did Leon share with his new friends in Krakow in Chapter 2?
(a) Arrogance.
(b) Lack of empathy.
(c) Technical wizardry.
(d) Mischievousness.

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

7. In Chapter 4, what was rumored to be happening to those who were deported?
(a) They were forced to do labor.
(b) They were taken to better conditions.
(c) They were set free.
(d) They were being killed.

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

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

10. Why did Hershel's family, his parents and siblings, not see him much when they lived in Krakow?
(a) Hershel went to live with 2 of his friends.
(b) Hershel had problems getting along with his parents and often left for days at a time.
(c) Hershel spent most of his time working.
(d) Hershel spent much of his time with his girlfriend.

11. Where did Mr. Luftig promise to take Leon someday?
(a) America.
(b) India.
(c) Indonesia.
(d) Australia.

12. Why wasn't Moshe fired by the new Nazi owners of the glass factory when all other Jewish workers there were?
(a) He had been the first worker hired there.
(b) He spoke Hebrew.
(c) He spoke German.
(d) He begged not to be fired.

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

14. How long did it take Moshe to save enough to be able to move his family to Krakow?
(a) 6 months.
(b) 6 years.
(c) 5 years.
(d) 8 years.

15. What ominous sign happened on September 1, 1939?
(a) The United States invaded Poland.
(b) Poland announced that it was changing its government.
(c) Germany invaded and attacked Poland.
(d) Poland invaded Germany.

Short Answer Questions

1. By Chapter 4, what was the goal of the Leysons?

2. Why did the people who broke in and ransacked a neighbor's apartment report Leon's father to the Gestapo?

3. According to Nazis, Aryans were people with what characteristics?

4. Which of the following was true of Narewka in 1935?

5. How did Moshe Leyson get a new job at a factory owned by a Nazi in Chapter 3?

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