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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. Which state in the United States did Leon move to when he was 19?

2. Why did Schindler leave in Chapter 9?

3. What got Schindler's attention as Leon, David, and Moshe were being sent back to Plaszow?

4. What would have happened to the women at Auschwitz who were sent to the left if Schindler had not intervened?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. In Chapter 8, what brought back some of Moshe's pride?

3. In Chapter 10, how were trees that Leon saw sprouting new leaves on their train ride symbolic?

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

5. In Chapter 7, what did Leon's father promise that he would do?

6. In Chapter 10 and throughout the book, did Leon seem to survive more with luck or with cleverness and ingenuity?

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

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

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

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

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 were some of the techniques people used to keep their sanity throughout this story?

Essay Topic 3

Based on what you read, why do you think Leon Leyson finally decided to share his story with the world?

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