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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why did Leon want to go to Plaszow in Chapter 6?
(a) He was afraid of his supervisor at work.
(b) He wanted his parents, David, and Pesza to be together again.
(c) He heard rumors that it was better than where he was.
(d) He thought the work opportunities there would be better.

2. With whom in the United States did Leon first share his experiences during World War II?
(a) Lis.
(b) Pesza.
(c) His boss.
(d) His next door neighbor.

3. What was Leon able to contemplate after being freed?
(a) The past.
(b) The future.
(c) The environment.
(d) Human motivation.

4. Who could not enter the barracks at Emalia without Schindler's permission?
(a) The SS guards.
(b) The workers.
(c) The foreman.
(d) Schindler's wife.

5. What type of factory did Leon become assigned to work at in Plaszow?
(a) Enamelware factory.
(b) Brush factory.
(c) Munitions factory.
(d) Glass factory.

6. How many children did Leon and his wife have?
(a) 3.
(b) 4.
(c) 1.
(d) 2.

7. What type of work was Leon assigned to complete in Chapter 7?
(a) Hauling lumber, rocks, and dirt.
(b) Putting papers in the correct files.
(c) Moving a wooden container from one room to another.
(d) Operating a machine in a factory.

8. Where did Leon work in Chapter 6?
(a) A brush factory.
(b) A glass factory.
(c) The office of the Jewish Council.
(d) An electrical plant.

9. When did Leon and his parents find out they could move to the United States?
(a) February 1949.
(b) June 1949.
(c) March 1949.
(d) May 1949.

10. Why did Leon's father stay overnight at the factory where he worked in Chapter 10?
(a) He wasn't feeling well.
(b) He had to help his team speed up their production.
(c) He was told it was too dangerous to leave.
(d) He was working a double shift.

11. When Leon found his father, what did Moshe tell him?
(a) Don't make the guards angry.
(b) Come back when he could.
(c) Don't attract attention.
(d) Find his mother and give her a message.

12. How long did Leon teach at Huntington Park High School?
(a) 19 years.
(b) 39 years.
(c) 26 years.
(d) 1 semester.

13. What helped Leon's father regain some of his pride in the United States?
(a) Being hired as a shift supervisor of a restaurant because of his supervisory expertise.
(b) Teaching English to other people who spoke English as a second language.
(c) Being able to purchase a yacht.
(d) Being hired as a machinist because of his skills as an expert craftsman.

14. What work-related physical problem did Leon's father develop?
(a) He sometimes had double-vision.
(b) He sometimes could not stand.
(c) He got sores on his legs.
(d) He developed gout.

15. What sight did Leon want to remember forever?
(a) Victorious German soldiers.
(b) Victorious Austrian soldiers.
(c) Defeated German soldiers.
(d) Defeated Austrian soldiers.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was an omen that Leon thought was positive in Chapter 8?

2. How long did Leon stay at the munitions factory in Brunnlitz?

3. How many meals were Leon and other workers at Emalia given per day?

4. How did Leon find his father and David?

5. Why did Chanah, Leon, Yossel, and Samuel not come out when a man said, "It's safe now. You can come out."?

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