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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. Why did Moshe return home to Krakow instead of continuing to Narewka with Hershel?
(a) He reconsidered his decision to leave his wife and children.
(b) He received word that Chanah had requested that he return.
(c) He had to retrieve an item in Krakow.
(d) He was afraid of getting captured in Narewka.

2. During what part of the year were Jews in Narewka treated differently?
(a) Halloween.
(b) New Year.
(c) Holy Week.
(d) Christmas.

3. Why did Leon's friends start ignoring him?
(a) He was Jewish.
(b) He had started ignoring them.
(c) He was Christian.
(d) He had been rude to them.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. According to the prologue, how did Leon Leyson reach the controls of the machine he was supposed to operate in Schindler's factory?

2. Why did Leon's father work for free in Chapter 3?

3. Why did Leon's mother's siblings move to the United States?

4. Who were the Gestapo?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. In Chapter 5, when Leon rode the man's bike after cleaning it, why did he feel so free?

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

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

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

7. 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?

8. 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?

9. In Chapter 2, why might Leon's parents have downplayed the severity of events that were happening, particularly those against Jewish people?

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

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