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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the prologue, why is Leon Leyson, the author and narrator, nervous?
(a) He is afraid that Oskar Schindler will not remember him.
(b) He is scared about mistakes he has made in the past.
(c) He is concerned about his economic situation.
(d) He is worried about World War II beginning.

2. Why did Hershel go to Krakow with his father?
(a) He preferred rural life.
(b) He wanted to do something more "useful" than attending school.
(c) He was sent to a reform school there.
(d) He was afraid that if he did not join his father there, he would not see his father again.

3. Which child did Leon think was his father's favorite?
(a) Tsalig.
(b) David.
(c) Hershel.
(d) Pesza.

4. Where was Leon born?
(a) Krakow.
(b) Belarus.
(c) Germany.
(d) Narewka.

5. What language did Leon and other Jewish children speak at home?
(a) Polish.
(b) German.
(c) Yiddish.
(d) English.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which aspect of the Sabbath did Leon particularly enjoy?

2. In which of the following fun childhood activities did Leon participate in Chapter 1?

3. Which of the following was true of Narewka in 1935?

4. What was the dominant religion in Poland?

5. Why did Leon's grandfather, Jacob Meyer, lease farmland from the Eastern Orthodox Church?

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