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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did Chanah and Moshe meet?
(a) Chanah carried water to workers, among them Moshe, in the field.
(b) They met at the factory in which Moshe worked.
(c) Their marriage was arranged by their parents.
(d) Chanah and Moshe met in the synagogue while reciting questions in Hebrew.

2. How was Leon singled out by his fourth-grade teacher one day?
(a) He was praised for his singing voice, which was extraordinary.
(b) He addressed Leon as "little Moses," which was an insult intended for Jewish boys.
(c) He was praised for his artwork.
(d) He was reprimanded for not reciting the Polish pledge of allegiance properly.

3. During what part of the year were Jews in Narewka treated differently?
(a) New Year.
(b) Holy Week.
(c) Christmas.
(d) Halloween.

4. Why was Tsalig deported in Chapter 4?
(a) He did not show up as required.
(b) He did not have a job.
(c) He refused to answer the Nazis' questions.
(d) He did not have a Blauschein.

5. In Chapter 2, what did Leon decide was the greatest invention?
(a) Electricity.
(b) Indoor plumbing.
(c) The lightbulb.
(d) Trains.

6. Why did Hershel's family, his parents and siblings, not see him much when they lived in Krakow?
(a) Hershel spent most of his time working.
(b) Hershel went to live with 2 of his friends.
(c) Hershel spent much of his time with his girlfriend.
(d) Hershel had problems getting along with his parents and often left for days at a time.

7. Why did the Leysons not have to face deportation?
(a) Chanah's work permit.
(b) Moshe's work permit.
(c) Their social status.
(d) Their wealth.

8. Which word best describes Tsalig?
(a) Humble.
(b) Obstinate.
(c) Apathetic.
(d) Inflammatory.

9. Why did the Nazi soldiers break into the Leyson family's apartment and slap Leon?
(a) He had refused to speak to one of them.
(b) He had disobeyed an order from one of them.
(c) They found out he was Jewish.
(d) They noticed that he was not wearing his required armband.

10. Where did Mr. Luftig promise to take Leon someday?
(a) India.
(b) Australia.
(c) America.
(d) Indonesia.

11. By Chapter 4, what was the goal of the Leysons?
(a) To stay alive until the Germans lost the war.
(b) To move to a different location.
(c) To do work that they loved.
(d) To work different shifts.

12. Before 1939, what was the war that lasted from 1914-1918 called?
(a) The Great War.
(b) World War I.
(c) World War II.
(d) The German-Polish War.

13. Which word best describes Leon's parents?
(a) Industrious.
(b) Extravagant.
(c) Carefree.
(d) Arrogant.

14. When were Leon and his family forcibly moved into the ghetto?
(a) May 1941.
(b) March 1941.
(c) December 1939.
(d) August 1940.

15. What is foreshadowed by the Yiddish song "Oyfn Pripetchik" (called "On the Hearth" in English)?
(a) The upcoming Thanksgiving season.
(b) The family's religious rituals.
(c) The war lasting from 1914-1918.
(d) The forthcoming mistreatment of Jews.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to the prologue, how did Oskar Schindler convince the Nazis to give permission for Leon and other Jewish people to work in his factories?

2. Which family member verbalized his or her worries the most?

3. Which foreign country posed the greatest threat to Polish Jews in the late 1930s?

4. Why did Moshe move to Krakow?

5. Why did Leon's mother's siblings move to the United States?

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