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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 Moshe tell Chanah they couldn't return to Narewka?

2. What work-related physical problem did David develop?

3. What language did Leon learn so he could talk to a girl in camp in Wetzlar?

4. How many children did Leon and his wife have?

5. How did Leon find his father and David?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 9, why did Leon say that he worried about being shot by the last bullet of the war?

2. In Chapter 7, how did Oskar Schindler get his sub-camp built?

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

4. In Chapter 6, why did Leon's mother break their furniture that they were not taking with them to Ghetto A by throwing it over the railing on the balcony of their apartment?

5. 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?

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

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

8. In the epilogue, what is one way that Leon tried to hide his identity and his former life?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Leon had to react to many different situations in his book. What is an event described in the book to which Leon reacted in a way that probably saved his life? Explain.

Essay Topic 2

Do you consider Oskar Schindler a hero? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

Do you think it's possible that something like the Holocaust could happen now? Why or why not?

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