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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What kind of work did Leon's mother do?
(a) She worked in an electrical plant.
(b) She cooked and cleaned for another family.
(c) She cleaned offices for Jewish Council members and Nazis.
(d) She worked in a brush factory.

4. Why did Moshe move to Krakow?
(a) To escape persecution.
(b) To provide for his family.
(c) To leave his wife.
(d) To find a new job.

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

6. What was a way that Leon earned money in Chapter 2?
(a) He earned a set allowance every month for completing chores.
(b) He sold the fruits and vegetables that his father and mother grew.
(c) He worked in a factory, even though he was technically too young to do so.
(d) He delivered notes for a neighbor, who paid his streetcar fare.

7. Why was Leon's father sought after by many factory owners in Krakow?
(a) He was an expert electrician.
(b) He was an expert machinist.
(c) He was an expert supervisor.
(d) He was a skilled painter of murals.

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

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

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

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

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

13. What did Mr. Luftig leave behind for Leon in Chapter 4?
(a) His tobacco.
(b) His thermos.
(c) His silverware.
(d) His book collection.

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

15. Which child did Leon think was his father's favorite?
(a) Pesza.
(b) Tsalig.
(c) David.
(d) Hershel.

Short Answer Questions

1. What ominous sign happened on September 1, 1939?

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

3. What significant event happens when Leon was 8?

4. During what part of the year were Jews in Narewka treated differently?

5. Why did Leon's parents no longer have money in a savings account in Chapter 3?

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