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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. Where did Leon work in Chapter 6?
(a) An electrical plant.
(b) The office of the Jewish Council.
(c) A glass factory.
(d) A brush factory.

2. Although Oskar Schindler did not allow it to happen, when were the SS ordered to murder all the workers at Schindler's factory?
(a) June 1945.
(b) April 1945.
(c) January 1945.
(d) May 1945.

3. When did Leon and his parents find out they could move to the United States?
(a) March 1949.
(b) February 1949.
(c) May 1949.
(d) June 1949.

4. Which aunt of Leon's lived in California?
(a) Helen.
(b) Shaina.
(c) Barbara.
(d) Sherry.

5. How long did Leon stay at the munitions factory in Brunnlitz?
(a) Eight months.
(b) Two years.
(c) Six weeks.
(d) Three months.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who could not enter the barracks at Emalia without Schindler's permission?

2. What happened after Leon left the infirmary in Chapter 7?

3. Why did Leon and Yossel help an elderly woman?

4. Where did Leon and his family go after being freed?

5. Why did Leon's father spend a night at Schindler's factory in October 1942?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 8, how did Oskar Schindler act differently than most Nazis?

2. In the epilogue, how might it have helped Leon once he told Lis and others about his experiences?

3. In Chapter 6, how did Leon, his mother, Samuel, and Yossel avoid the roundup?

4. In the epilogue, what are some of the reasons that Leon might not have wanted to talk about his Holocaust experiences in the United States at first?

5. In Chapter 8, did Leon's father think that Tsalig is still alive? How do you know?

6. In Chapter 10, what is an indication that the suffering of the Leyson family was not over?

7. In the epilogue, why did Leon gradually told his son and daughter about his experiences?

8. In Chapter 6, why did Leon say, "By this time survival was mostly a matter of pure luck"?

9. In Chapter 7, how did Leon get to go with his mother to Schindler's sub-camp?

10. In Chapter 9, what was a way in which Leon obtained more food?

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