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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 did Schindler sometimes invite Leon upstairs?

2. What did the word "Schindlerjuden" mean?

3. What did Leon do for the U.S. Army during the Korean War?

4. What separated Leon and the other prisoners from the children of the German officers?

5. What act of togetherness did the workers from Schindler's factory perform after being told by a Russian soldier that they were free?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 10, why didn't Leon throw things at the defeated and captive German soldiers walking by as some other people did?

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

3. In Chapter 8, how did Leon succeed in getting himself, his brother David, and his father not to have to be transferred to Plaszow?

4. In Chapter 10, what did Dr. Neu's wife possibly mean when she said "We didn't know" about the horrible actions against Jews and others during the Holocaust?

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

6. In Chapter 10, why did Leon decide to leave his fedora behind instead of wearing it as he set off for California?

7. In Chapter 7, why did Leon's mother make him leave soon after he found her?

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

9. In Chapter 7, why was Leon glad to be assigned a job at the brush factory?

10. In the epilogue, what are some indications that Leon was motivated and successful?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Even in the midst of tragedy, cruelty, and despair, what are some of the ways in which the goodness of humanity come through in The Boy on the Wooden Box? Give at least three examples from the text.

Essay Topic 2

What are some ways in which hatred, discrimination, and atrocities like the Holocaust and other genocides can be prevented (or their likelihood lessened)? What can people in general do to make things better? What can you do to make things better?

Essay Topic 3

How would you describe Leon as a person? Why did you choose each adjective or descriptive phrase that you used?

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