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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In Chapter 2, what did Leon decide was the greatest invention?
(a) Indoor plumbing.
(b) Trains.
(c) Electricity.
(d) The lightbulb.

3. Why did Leon's father and Hershel head back to Narewka?
(a) They went to retrieve items the family had left there.
(b) They went to earn more money for the family.
(c) They went because they were required to do so.
(d) They went to try to avoid being conscripted into the war.

4. What is one way in which Moshe's job at Schindler's factory benefited his family and him?
(a) He earned enough money to stock up on food and essential supplies.
(b) He took classes to improve his engineering skills.
(c) He was able to bring home some of this lunch from the factory to share.
(d) He was able to convince Schindler to give Chanah a job there as well.

5. Why was Tsalig deported in Chapter 4?
(a) He did not have a Blauschein.
(b) He refused to answer the Nazis' questions.
(c) He did not have a job.
(d) He did not show up as required.

6. How was Leon singled out by his fourth-grade teacher one day?
(a) He addressed Leon as "little Moses," which was an insult intended for Jewish boys.
(b) He was reprimanded for not reciting the Polish pledge of allegiance properly.
(c) He was praised for his singing voice, which was extraordinary.
(d) He was praised for his artwork.

7. What did Leon get to operate in Chapter 4 after he cleaned it for a man who owned it?
(a) A truck.
(b) A tractor.
(c) A bike.
(d) A car.

8. Who did Leon's father ask Schindler to hire?
(a) David.
(b) Leon.
(c) Chanah.
(d) Pesza.

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

10. Where was Leon born?
(a) Narewka.
(b) Germany.
(c) Belarus.
(d) Krakow.

11. 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.

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

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

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

15. Who did Leon's parents and many others in Narewka make a mistake of trusting in 1939?
(a) The Lansman family.
(b) The local merchants' association.
(c) The Polish people who entered Germany.
(d) The Germans who entered Poland.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long did it take Moshe to save enough to be able to move his family to Krakow?

2. Which foreign country posed the greatest threat to Polish Jews in the late 1930s?

3. How did Leon's mother, Chanah, obtain food for her family after Moshe was taken away?

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

5. What kind of work did Leon's mother do?

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