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The Boy on the Wooden Box Complete Test Review

Total questions: 55

Worksheet time: 28mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

According to the prologue, how did Oskar Schindler convince the Nazis to give permission for Leon and others to work in his factories?

a)

He explained that they could help hi build more factories.

b)

He claimed they were essential to the war effort

c)

He said that the workers would help to rebuild Germany's economy.

d)

He claimed that they might possibly be spies working for the enemy.

2.

Where was Leon born?

a)

Krakow

b)

Germany

c)

Belarus

d)

Nerewka

3.

Why did Moshe move to Krakow?

a)

To escape persecution.

b)

To find a new occupation.

c)

To leave his wife/family.

d)

To provide for his family.

4.

In Chapter 1, which of the following had the most influence in Leon's daily life?

a)

Religion

b)

Clothing

c)

War

d)

Politics

5.

Why did Hershel go to Krakow with his father?

a)

He preferred city life to rural.

b)

He was afraid that he would never see his father again.

c)

He wanted to do something more "useful" than attending school.

d)

He was sent to a reform school for rebellious behavior.

6.

What language did Leon and other Jewish children speak at home?

a)

German

b)

English

c)

Yiddish

d)

Polish

7.

Before 1939, what was the war that lasted from 1914-1918 called?

a)

WWII

b)

The German-Polish War

c)

The Great War

d)

WWI

8.

What happened when Leon's cousin Yossel asked his teacher if he could change his name to that of a Polish national hero?

a)

Yossel's teacher encouraged him to do so.

b)

The teacher told Yossel that he should focus on his studies.

c)

Yossel was told he was not allowed, as a Jew, to have a Polish first name.

d)

Yossel was sent tot he hall for disrupting class.

9.

Who did Leon's parents and many others in Nerewka make a mistake of trusting in 1939?

a)

The Germans who entered Poland.

b)

The Polish people who entered Germany.

c)

The local merchants' association

d)

The Lansman family.

10.

In Chapter 2, what did Leon decide was the greatest invention?

a)

Electricity

b)

Trains

c)

Indoor Plumbing

d)

The Lightbulb

11.

Why was Leon's father sought after by many factory owners in Krakow?

a)

He was an expert electrician.

b)

He was an expert machinist.

c)

He was a skilled painter of murals.

d)

He was an expert supervisor.

12.

What ominous sign happened on September 1, 1939?

a)

Poland invaded Germany

b)

Poland announced that it was changing its government.

c)

Germany invaded and attacked Poland

d)

The United States invaded Poland.

13.

Why did Leon's father and Hershel head back to Narewka?

a)

They went to try to avoid being conscripted into the war.

b)

They went because they were required to do so.

c)

They went to retrieve items from the family they left behind.

d)

They went to earn more money for the family.

14.

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

a)

He was afraid of getting captured in Narewka.

b)

He received word that Chanah had requested that he return.

c)

He had to retrieve an item in Krakow.

d)

He reconsidered his decision to leave his wife and children.

15.

Which moments does Leon say are the worst of his life?

a)

Seeing the Poles ransack the apartment of their Jewish neighbor who had fled.

b)

Learning that Germany had invaded Poland

c)

Watching his father getting beaten and taken away by the Gestapo

d)

Being ignored by his former friends.

16.

How did Moshe get a new job at a factory owned by a Nazi in chapter 3?

a)

He opened a safe for the owner.

b)

He saw an employment ad in the newspaper and responded to it.

c)

He told the owner how to open a safe.

d)

He was referred by the glass factory at which he used to work.

17.

What was the name of the Nazi business owner who hired Leon's father?

a)

Oskar Schindler

b)

Rudolf Luftig

c)

George Lansman

d)

Oskar Schuncke

18.

Why did Leon's parents no longer have money in a savings account?

a)

They had to spend it just to be able to provide food/shelter for the family.

b)

All bank accounts belonging to Jewish people had become Nazi property.

c)

They gave it to Chanah's parents.

d)

They withdrew it from the bank to have it in cash if needed.

19.

What was the short name for Schindler's factory?

a)

Enamelware

b)

Emalia

c)

Enamel Contractors

d)

Conamel

20.

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 he was not wearing his required armband.

21.

What is one way in which Moshe's job at Schindler's factory benefit his family?

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.

22.

What became a preoccupation for Leon?

a)

Religion

b)

Money

c)

Food

d)

Clothing.

23.

By Chapter 4, what was the goal of the Leysons?

a)

To do work that they lvoed

b)

To stay alive until the Germans lost the war

c)

To work different shifts

d)

To move to a different location.

24.

Why did the Leysons not have to face deportation?

a)

Their wealth

b)

Chanah's work permit

c)

Moshe's work permit

d)

Their social status

25.

In Chapter 4, What was rumored to be happening to those who were deported?

a)

They were set free

b)

THey were taken to better conditions

c)

They were being killed

d)

They were forced to do labor

26.

Why was Tsalig deported in Chapter 5?

a)

He did not have a job

b)

He refused to answer the Nazi's question

c)

He did not show up as required

d)

He did not have a Blauschein (work permit)

27.

According to the Nazis, Aryans were people with what characteristic?

a)

Brown Eyes and Brown Hair

b)

Brown eyes and Blonde Hair

c)

Blue eyes and Brown Hair

d)

Blue eyes and Blonde Hair

28.

For what reason might the guards have shot at Leon in Chapter 6?

a)

He threw a rock at them

b)

He was out past curfew

c)

He was in an area meant for guards only

d)

He had disobeyed a direct order from one of them.

29.

Why did Leon's father spend a night at Schindler's factory in October 1942?

a)

The factory was having an electrical malfunction

b)

The Russians were on their way

c)

There was another transport

d)

The factory was behind on production

30.

How did Chanah and Mrs. Bircz plan to try to avoid the roundup in Chapter 6?

a)

By appearing busy sweeping/cleaning the courtyard

b)

By volunteering to leave

c)

By staying at their jobs overnight

d)

By hiding in the closets in their apartment

31.

Why did Chanah, Leon, Yossel, and Samuel not come out when a man said, "It's safe now, you can come out" ?

a)

They recognized his voice as that of a Nazi.

b)

They thought the worst was still to come

c)

They thought it might be a lie/trick

d)

They were unsure if they had heard him correctly.

32.

Why did Leon want to go to Plaszow in Chapter 6?

a)

He thought the work opportunities there would be better.

b)

He was afraid of his supervisor at work

c)

He heard rumors that it was batter than where he was

d)

He wanted his parents, David, and Pesza to be together again.

33.

What was Plaszow?

a)

A large city.

b)

A concentration camp

c)

An infirmary

d)

A small village

34.

What happened after Leon left the infirmary in Chapter 7?

a)

Amon Goeth entered and killed all the patients

b)

All the patients were asked to leave, regardless of condition

c)

The infirmary was permanently closed

d)

The infirmary's head doctor said they would accept no new patients.

35.

What was the usual daily meal at Plaszow?

a)

Hot water with salt and pepper

b)

Salty ham

c)

Cheesy potato soup

d)

Salad with lettuce and radishs

36.

While he worked, why did a guard threaten to shoot Leon?

a)

If he left his work area without permission

b)

If the next brad was not straight

c)

If his production that shift did not increase dramatically

d)

If he used the wrong type of glue

37.

Why did Amon Goeth shoot Leon's foreman?

a)

He shot him for questioning authority

b)

He shot him for allowing his workers too much freedom

c)

He shot him for absolutely no reason

d)

He shot him when he tried to defend himself

38.

What was the name of Germany's Fuhrer who was responsible for the Holocaust?

a)

Amon Goeth

b)

Oskar Schindler

c)

Leon Leyson

d)

Adolf Hitler

39.

What happens to Leon when Schindler catches him away from his work station watching a machine?

a)

He is rewarded by being transferred with David to the toolmaking area

b)

He is made to work an extra hour longer than normal

c)

Schindler asks him to come upstairs to talk to him in his office

d)

He is told to get back to work

40.

Why did Schindler leave cigarettes at Moshe's work station?

a)

He left them by accident

b)

He wanted to see what would happen

c)

He was trying to make Moshe smoke

d)

He left them so Moshe could trade them for food

41.

What got Schindler's attention as Leon, David, and Moshe were being sent back to Plaszow?

a)

A guard threw something that barely missed Schindler

b)

A guard knocked the thermos out of Leon's hand

c)

A bird landed on a guard's hat

d)

David ran toward Schindler

42.

Why did Leon run past the guards in Chapter 9?

a)

To get away from them

b)

To reach his bunker before curfew

c)

To search for another worker

d)

To prove how fit he is

43.

What would have happened to the women at Auschwitz who were sent to the left if Schindler had not intervened?

a)

They would have had to work double shifts

b)

They would have been killed

c)

They would have been sent to another factory

d)

They would have been returned to Plaszow

44.

Why did Schindler sometimes invite Leon upstairs?

a)

To explain the intricacies of the factory to him

b)

To give him food

c)

To ask why he wasn't producing more

d)

To reprimand him

45.

How did Schindler get the factory's Nazi guards to leave?

a)

He told them they had to go

b)

He told them they would be reunited with their families.

c)

He told them they had a better chance of survival if they left on their own

d)

He promised them a bonus if they left without arguing

46.

Where did Leon and his family go after being freed?

a)

Krakow

b)

Israel

c)

Greenland

d)

Iceland

47.

Which type of backlash against Jews happened after liberation?

a)

The building where the Leyson family was staying was burned to the ground.

b)

The building where the Leyson family was staying was pelted.

c)

The building where the Leyson family was staying was condemned and destroyed

d)

The building where the Leyson family was staying was shot at multiple times.

48.

In which country did Leon and his parents end up right after Poland?

a)

Germany

b)

Australia

c)

The United States

d)

Russia

49.

What language did Leon learn so he could talk to a girl in the camp in Wetzlar?

a)

Hungarian

b)

Mandarin Chinese

c)

German

d)

English

50.

Which state in the United States did Leon move to when he was 19?

a)

Virginia

b)

Pennsylvania

c)

California

d)

Indiana

51.

What did African-American people having to sit at the back fo the bus remind Leon of?

a)

German discrimination against Austria

b)

The US Civil War

c)

German Jew discrimination against Polish Jews

d)

Discrimination against Jews by Nazis

52.

With whom did Leon first share his experiences during WWII?

a)

his boss

b)

Lis

c)

Pesza

d)

His neighbor

53.

What helped Leon's father regain some of his pride in the US?

a)

being hired as a shift supervisor of a restaurant

b)

Being able to purchase a yacht

c)

Being hired as a machinist because of his skills as an expert craftsman

d)

Teaching English to other people who spoke English as a second language.

54.

What famous film was made about Oskar Schindler?

a)

Schindler's Legacy

b)

The Schindler Plan

c)

Schindler's List

d)

The Secret Life of Oskar Schindler

55.

When did Leon begin publicly speaking about his Holocaust experience?

a)

Two weeks before he began teaching

b)

Shortly after he began teaching

c)

After the release of the film about Schindler

d)

Shortly before the film about Schindler was released