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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which moments does Leon say are the worst of his life?
(a) Being ignored by his former friends.
(b) Learning that Germany had invaded Poland.
(c) Seeing the Poles ransack the apartment of their Jewish neighbor who had fled.
(d) Watching his father getting beaten and taken away by the Gestapo.

2. Why did Leon's parents no longer have money in a savings account in Chapter 3?
(a) They gave it to Chanah's parents.
(b) They had to spend it just to be able to provide food and shelter for their family.
(c) All bank accounts belonging to Jewish people had become Nazi property.
(d) They withdrew it from the bank to have it in cash if needed.

3. How did Leon's mother, Chanah, obtain food for her family after Moshe was taken away?
(a) She grew and harvested the food they needed.
(b) She traded the 10 gold coins her mother had given her.
(c) She received help from other nearby Jewish families.
(d) She worked at a factory.

4. Why did Leon's friends start ignoring him?
(a) He had been rude to them.
(b) He was Christian.
(c) He was Jewish.
(d) He had started ignoring them.

5. Why did Leon's grandfather, Jacob Meyer, lease farmland from the Eastern Orthodox Church?
(a) All citizens of Narewka chose to lease land from the church.
(b) No one in Poland at the time could directly own land.
(c) He was unable to afford to buy the land.
(d) Jews were prohibited by Polish law from owning land.

6. What was the dominant religion in Poland?
(a) Roman Catholicism.
(b) Buddhism.
(c) Judaism.
(d) Zoroastrianism.

7. How long did it take Moshe to save enough to be able to move his family to Krakow?
(a) 6 months.
(b) 6 years.
(c) 5 years.
(d) 8 years.

8. After the Germans first invaded in 1939, which country was most likely to help Poland defeat the Germans?
(a) Italy.
(b) Spain.
(c) Austria.
(d) England.

9. In Chapter 4, what was rumored to be happening to those who were deported?
(a) They were taken to better conditions.
(b) They were set free.
(c) They were forced to do labor.
(d) They were being killed.

10. Which trait did Leon share with his new friends in Krakow in Chapter 2?
(a) Arrogance.
(b) Mischievousness.
(c) Lack of empathy.
(d) Technical wizardry.

11. Why did Leon's mother's siblings move to the United States?
(a) To escape religious persecution.
(b) To return to their family's cultural roots.
(c) To seek careers in the entertainment industry.
(d) To escape violence within their family.

12. What was the short name for Schindler's factory?
(a) Conamel.
(b) Enamelware.
(c) Emalia.
(d) Enamel Contractors.

13. Who did Leon stand next to in the synagogue every Friday night and Saturday morning?
(a) Jacob Meyer.
(b) His great-grandfather.
(c) Mr. Lansman.
(d) David.

14. What is one way in which Moshe's job at Schindler's factory benefited his family and him?
(a) He earned enough money to stock up on food and essential supplies.
(b) He was able to convince Schindler to give Chanah a job there as well.
(c) He was able to bring home some of this lunch from the factory to share.
(d) He took classes to improve his engineering skills.

15. How did Moshe Leyson get a new job at a factory owned by a Nazi in Chapter 3?
(a) He told the owner how to open a safe.
(b) He opened a safe for the owner.
(c) He saw an employment ad in the newspaper and responded to it.
(d) He was referred by the glass factory at which he used to work.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who were the Gestapo?

2. Why did Moshe move to Krakow?

3. What is foreshadowed by the Yiddish song "Oyfn Pripetchik" (called "On the Hearth" in English)?

4. Why did Moshe return home to Krakow instead of continuing to Narewka with Hershel?

5. How many Jews from Krakow were to be moved to the ghetto in Chapter 4?

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