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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. Why was going on a train ride exciting for Leon in Chapter 2?

2. In Chapter 4, what was rumored to be happening to those who were deported?

3. Why did Schindler name his factory "German Enamel Works"?

4. Why did Leon's friends start ignoring him?

5. Why did Leon's father and Hershel head back to Narewka?

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

2. In Chapter 2, how was moving to Krakow a series of big adventures for Leon?

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 5, how do Leon and his family obtain food?

6. In Chapter 3, what might have been some of the effects of the propaganda about and restrictions and abuse against Jews?

7. As mentioned in Chapter 1, why did Leon's family not often buy new clothes?

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

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

10. In Chapter 3, how does seeing his father get beaten and dragged away seem to affect Leon?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

As evidenced by the individuals in The Boy on the Wooden Box, what are ways in which discrimination, mistreatment, and prejudice negatively affect people?

Essay Topic 2

What kind of relationship did Leon have with his mother and his father? How would you describe their relationship?

Essay Topic 3

What life lessons did Leon learn from his parents? How do you know?

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