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Leon Leyson
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The Boy on the Wooden Box Test | Mid-Book Test - Medium

Leon Leyson
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 152 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the dominant religion in Poland?
(a) Zoroastrianism.
(b) Roman Catholicism.
(c) Judaism.
(d) Buddhism.

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

3. Which word best describes Leon's parents?
(a) Carefree.
(b) Extravagant.
(c) Arrogant.
(d) Industrious.

4. Why was going on a train ride exciting for Leon in Chapter 2?
(a) He had only ridden on small trains.
(b) He had never ridden a train before.
(c) His grandfather was a train conductor.
(d) Leon wanted to design trains as a career.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the short name for Schindler's factory?

2. Why did Leon's friends start ignoring him?

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

4. What became a preoccupation for Leon?

5. Which foreign country posed the greatest threat to Polish Jews in the late 1930s?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 4, what was the importance of Leon's father's Bescheinigung?

2. Why did Leon enjoy city life more than his mother, as shown in Chapter 2?

3. In Chapter 4, how did the Shabbat candles help the family?

4. In Chapter 2, readers learn that Hershel has changed from being stubborn and difficult to being considerate and responsible. Why might he have changed?

5. In Chapter 5, how do Leon and his family obtain food?

6. In Chapter 3, how does seeing his father get beaten and dragged away seem to affect Leon?

7. In Chapter 2, how was moving to Krakow a series of big adventures for Leon?

8. Why was it a relief for Leon when, in Chapter 1, Hershel moved with his father to Kraków?

9. In Chapter 3, after Leon is no longer allowed to attend school because he is Jewish, what feelings does this cause him to have?

10. In Chapter 1, like many other Jews in Narewka, how was Leon treated during Holy Week?

(see the answer keys)

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