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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 is one way in which Moshe's job at Schindler's factory benefited his family and him?
(a) He was able to bring home some of this lunch from the factory to share.
(b) He was able to convince Schindler to give Chanah a job there as well.
(c) He earned enough money to stock up on food and essential supplies.
(d) He took classes to improve his engineering skills.

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

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

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

5. What language did Leon and other Jewish children speak at home?
(a) German.
(b) Polish.
(c) English.
(d) Yiddish.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Which word best describes Tsalig?

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

4. According to the prologue, how did Oskar Schindler convince the Nazis to give permission for Leon and other Jewish people to work in his factories?

5. How many synagogues were located in Krakow when Leon moved there?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. In Chapter 4, what was the significance of the following phrase: "If this is the worst that happens"?

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

6. 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?

7. In Chapter 4, what is the symbolic significance of the rounded stones on top of the walls surrounding the ghetto?

8. Which details in Chapter 1 reflect the fun and carefree aspects of Leon's childhood?

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

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

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