BOWB Review

Where does Leon Leyson’s story begin?

• Warsaw, Poland

• Kraków, Poland

• Narewka, Poland

• Berlin, Germany

What best describes Leon’s childhood home in Narewka?

• A large house with modern conveniences

• A small village home without running water or electricity

• A comfortable apartment in the city

• A farmhouse with lots of land

Why does Leon’s father move to Kraków before the rest of the family?

• He wants to start a new business

• He finds a better job working for a glass factory

• He is forced to leave by the Nazis

• He wants to escape the war

How does Leon feel about moving to Kraków?

• He is excited about the opportunities in a big city

• He is scared and refuses to go

• He is sad to leave his friends but eager to reunite with his father

• He is indifferent and does not care where they live

What event marks the beginning of danger for Jews in Kraków?

• The invasion of Poland by Nazi Germany

• The closing of Leon’s father’s factory

• The opening of Schindler’s factory

• The building of a new synagogue

Why does Leon Leyson include details about his happy childhood before the war?

• To show that he had a privileged upbringing

• To emphasize how much his life changed when the Nazis took over

• To compare his life to that of other children in Poland

• To entertain readers with fun childhood stories

What is the author’s main purpose in writing The Boy on the Wooden Box?

• To educate readers about Schindler’s factory

• To share a personal story of survival and resilience during the Holocaust

• To persuade readers to study Jewish history

• To describe daily life in Poland before World War II

What type of figurative language is used in this sentence: “My childhood in Narewka was like a warm embrace”?

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Personification

• Hyperbole

What does the phrase “storm clouds gathered over Poland” symbolize?

• A literal storm that happened in Kraków

• The arrival of difficult times and war

• The end of winter and the beginning of spring

• The fear of an earthquake

When Leon describes his father as having “nerves of steel,” what does this mean?

• His father worked with metal

• His father was very brave and strong in difficult situations

• His father had a medical condition

• His father was harsh and unkind