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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 opened a safe for the owner.
(b) He saw an employment ad in the newspaper and responded to it.
(c) He was referred by the glass factory at which he used to work.
(d) He told the owner how to open a safe.

2. Why did the people who broke in and ransacked a neighbor's apartment report Leon's father to the Gestapo?
(a) He was not wearing a Star of David armband.
(b) He did not have a work permit.
(c) He told them not to break into the apartment.
(d) He refused to give them the key to the apartment.

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

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

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

6. What was the name of the Nazi business owner who hired Leon's father?
(a) Oskar Schindler.
(b) George Lansman.
(c) Rudolph Luftig.
(d) Oskar Schuncke.

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

8. Why did Schindler name his factory "German Enamel Works"?
(a) To follow the law about naming a business.
(b) To make sure it was not confused with another local enamel business.
(c) To carry on a family tradition.
(d) To appeal to German army contractors.

9. Which family member verbalized his or her worries the most?
(a) Pesza.
(b) Leon.
(c) Chanah.
(d) David.

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

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

12. Which of the following was true of Narewka in 1935?
(a) It had electricity.
(b) Its streets were paved.
(c) Its buildings were mostly brick.
(d) Its houses had indoor plumbing.

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

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

15. Who were the Gestapo?
(a) Polish security guards.
(b) Local Polish politicians.
(c) Regional Nazi administrators.
(d) The German secret police.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why was going on a train ride exciting for Leon in Chapter 2?

2. What became a preoccupation for Leon?

3. What kind of school did Leon attend?

4. In the prologue, why is Leon Leyson, the author and narrator, nervous?

5. Who did Leon stand next to in the synagogue every Friday night and Saturday morning?

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