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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 group did Hitler blame publicly for Germany's problems?

2. What kind of work did Leon's mother do?

3. Why did the Nazi soldiers break into the Leyson family's apartment and slap Leon?

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

5. Why did Leon not try to save Tsalig?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 5, what did Mr. Luftig's pipe collection symbolize to him?

2. In Chapter 5, when Leon rode the man's bike after cleaning it, why did he feel so free?

3. Why was it a relief for Leon when, in Chapter 1, Hershel moved with his father to Kraków?

4. Which details in Chapter 1 reflect the fun and carefree aspects of Leon's childhood?

5. As mentioned in Chapter 1, why did Leon's family not often buy new clothes?

6. In Chapter 4, what is the symbolic significance of the rounded stones on top of the walls surrounding the ghetto?

7. What does it say about Tsalig in Chapter 5 that he refuses to get off the train to deport him because Miriam cannot also go with Schindler?

8. In Chapter 3, what does it indicate about Leon that he chases down and confronts one of the the Gestapo who beat up his father, asking where they had taken him?

9. In Chapter 2, why might Leon have felt more nervous excitement than fear while his family and community made emergency plans and preparations for the possibility of war?

10. In Chapter 2, why might Leon's parents have downplayed the severity of events that were happening, particularly those against Jewish people?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Do you consider Leon to have been a hero? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

What do you think is the main purpose of the book, The Boy on the Wooden Box?

Essay Topic 3

What are 2 or 3 of the themes, which are central concepts or lessons that can be learned about life, people, or society, that run throughout The Boy on the Wooden Box?

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