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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 of the following was true of Narewka in 1935?
(a) Its streets were paved.
(b) Its buildings were mostly brick.
(c) It had electricity.
(d) Its houses had indoor plumbing.

2. Why did Leon's mother's siblings move to the United States?
(a) To seek careers in the entertainment industry.
(b) To return to their family's cultural roots.
(c) To escape religious persecution.
(d) To escape violence within their family.

3. Why did Schindler name his factory "German Enamel Works"?
(a) To make sure it was not confused with another local enamel business.
(b) To appeal to German army contractors.
(c) To carry on a family tradition.
(d) To follow the law about naming a business.

4. Why was Leon's father sought after by many factory owners in Krakow?
(a) He was an expert electrician.
(b) He was an expert machinist.
(c) He was an expert supervisor.
(d) He was a skilled painter of murals.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What ominous sign happened on September 1, 1939?

3. During what part of the year were Jews in Narewka treated differently?

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

5. What was the name of the Nazi business owner who hired Leon's father?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. As discussed in Chapter 1, which aspects of daily life for Leon and his family then, in the 1930s, were different from daily life today?

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

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

5. Leon consistently proves not to be selfish. How does he demonstrate this in Chapter 2?

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

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

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

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

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

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