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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why did the Leysons not have to face deportation?
(a) Moshe's work permit.
(b) Their social status.
(c) Chanah's work permit.
(d) Their wealth.

2. How did Leon's mother, Chanah, obtain food for her family after Moshe was taken away?
(a) She grew and harvested the food they needed.
(b) She worked at a factory.
(c) She received help from other nearby Jewish families.
(d) She traded the 10 gold coins her mother had given her.

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

4. Where did the Gestapo take Moshe in Chapter 3?
(a) St. Gary's prison.
(b) St. George's prison.
(c) St. Michael's prison.
(d) St. Paul's.

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

6. According to Nazis, Aryans were people with what characteristics?
(a) Blue eyes and brown hair.
(b) Brown eyes and brown hair.
(c) Brown eyes and blond hair.
(d) Blue eyes and blond hair.

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

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

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

10. What became a preoccupation for Leon?
(a) Food.
(b) Money.
(c) Religion.
(d) Clothing.

11. What was the short name for Schindler's factory?
(a) Enamel Contractors.
(b) Conamel.
(c) Enamelware.
(d) Emalia.

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

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

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

15. Why did Leon not try to save Tsalig?
(a) He was worried that his family members would lose their jobs if he did.
(b) He knew he would be endangering his whole family if he did.
(c) He was afraid his family would have to relocate to another apartment if he did.
(d) He was afraid they would discover that his father did not have a work permit.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Schindler name his factory "German Enamel Works"?

2. How did Tsalig learn about electricity and its installation?

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

4. How was Leon singled out by his fourth-grade teacher one day?

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

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