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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. Which trait did Leon share with his new friends in Krakow in Chapter 2?
(a) Arrogance.
(b) Technical wizardry.
(c) Lack of empathy.
(d) Mischievousness.

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

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

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

5. After the Germans first invaded in 1939, which country was most likely to help Poland defeat the Germans?
(a) Italy.
(b) England.
(c) Spain.
(d) Austria.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did the Leysons not have to face deportation?

2. Which family member verbalized his or her worries the most?

3. Why did Leon's grandfather, Jacob Meyer, lease farmland from the Eastern Orthodox Church?

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

5. What kind of school did Leon attend?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why might Jewish people in Narewka have trusted German soldiers when they entered Poland in 1939?

2. What does it say about Tsalig in Chapter 5 that he refuses to get off the train to deport him because Miriam cannot also go with Schindler?

3. After reading the prologue, what difficulties do you predict that Leon Leyson, the author and narrator, might face?

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

5. In Chapter 3, what does it indicate about Leon that he chases down and confronts one of the the Gestapo who beat up his father, asking where they had taken him?

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

7. In Chapter 3, how is Leon's father affected by his beating and imprisonment?

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

9. In Chapter 5, what did Mr. Luftig's pipe collection symbolize to him?

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

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