High School

**Question 12:**
Which of the following describes Schindler's character best?

A. Greedy
B. Selfless
C. Remorseful
D. Materialist

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**Question 13 (2 points):**
"He who saves a life, saves the world entire." This quote from the Talmud in Leon's memoir best demonstrates the grammatical structure of:

A. Parallelism
B. Simple sentence
C. Complex sentence

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**Question 14 (2 points):**
What is ironic about how some of the Germans treated the Jews when they returned to Krakow as free citizens?

A. They made sure the Jews stayed in their prison uniforms so they could easily be identified.
B. They were still angry at the Jews and continued to make life hard for them.
C. They were scared of retaliation from the Jews and hid in their apartments.
D. They had been glad to see the Jews leave and were upset at their return to what they considered their country, despite the Jews having lived there for more than 1000 years.

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**Question 15 (2 points):**
"I felt I could tell the difference between those Germans who had been true Nazis and those who had retained some humanity, even if they had joined the Nazi Party." This quote reveals how much Leon changes over the memoir. He goes from __________ to __________.

A. Immature to mature
B. Angry to forgiving
C. Arrogant to humble

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**Question 16 (2 points):**
Which of the following is a theme of the memoir "The Boy on the Wooden Box"?

A. Many people could have done something to help the Jews, but no one did anything.
B. Oscar Schindler is a hero who saved 1200 Jewish people.
C. A hero is "an ordinary human being who does the best of things in the worst of times."

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**Question 17 (2 points):**
What did Leon think of as a symbol of his old life he was leaving behind?

A. A Jewish star
B. A fedora
C. A fancy tie
D. A baseball cap like Americans

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**Question 18 (2 points):**
What message does the title "The Boy on the Wooden Box" convey?

A. Sometimes you have to deceive the enemy.
B. One man could have made a difference, but he chose not to.
C. It takes courage to make a difference during the greatest hardships, but Schindler did just that.
D. If you are short, you must stand on a wooden box to do your job.