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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. How did Leon's mother, Chanah, obtain food for her family after Moshe was taken away?
2. What kind of work did Leon's mother do?
3. What language did Leon and other Jewish children speak at home?
4. How did the Nazis announce what they considered to be their successes?
5. Why did the Nazi soldiers break into the Leyson family's apartment and slap Leon?
Short Essay Questions
1. 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?
2. In Chapter 2, why might Leon's parents have downplayed the severity of events that were happening, particularly those against Jewish people?
3. In Chapter 1, in what ways is it apparent that religion played a central role in Leon Leyson's life?
4. Why did Leon enjoy city life more than his mother, as shown in Chapter 2?
5. In Chapter 1, like many other Jews in Narewka, how was Leon treated during Holy Week?
6. In Chapter 3, after Leon is no longer allowed to attend school because he is Jewish, what feelings does this cause him to have?
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 4, what was the significance of the following phrase: "If this is the worst that happens"?
9. After reading the prologue, what difficulties do you predict that Leon Leyson, the author and narrator, might face?
10. In Chapter 5, when Leon rode the man's bike after cleaning it, why did he feel so free?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
What are some reasons that Leon might obsess about being shot with the last bullet of the war?
Essay Topic 2
What do you think is the main purpose of the book, The Boy on the Wooden Box?
Essay Topic 3
With which person in The Boy on the Wooden Box could you relate the most? Why?
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