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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Which group did Hitler blame publicly for Germany's problems?
(a) Jews.
(b) Christians.
(c) Nazis.
(d) Americans.

3. Which aspect of the Sabbath did Leon particularly enjoy?
(a) The quiet.
(b) The work.
(c) The academics.
(d) The business.

4. Why did Moshe return home to Krakow instead of continuing to Narewka with Hershel?
(a) He had to retrieve an item in Krakow.
(b) He received word that Chanah had requested that he return.
(c) He was afraid of getting captured in Narewka.
(d) He reconsidered his decision to leave his wife and children.

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

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

7. What kind of school did Leon attend?
(a) Mathetmatics school.
(b) Secret Christian school.
(c) Toolmaking school.
(d) Secret Hebrew school.

8. Who did Leon stand next to in the synagogue every Friday night and Saturday morning?
(a) Jacob Meyer.
(b) David.
(c) His great-grandfather.
(d) Mr. Lansman.

9. In Chapter 1, which of the following had the most influence in Leon's daily life?
(a) Religion.
(b) Clothing.
(c) Mathematics.
(d) Politics.

10. Before 1939, what was the war that lasted from 1914-1918 called?
(a) The Great War.
(b) World War I.
(c) World War II.
(d) The German-Polish War.

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

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

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

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

15. Why did Leon's father work for free in Chapter 3?
(a) He did this in exchange for housing and food.
(b) He did it in order to have some protection against the Nazis.
(c) The work enabled him to gain experience to open his own business.
(d) He was required to work, even though he was not paid.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What became a preoccupation for Leon?

3. Why did Moshe move to Krakow?

4. Where did the Gestapo take Moshe in Chapter 3?

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

(see the answer keys)

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