The Boy on the Wooden Box Chapter 9

How did the accommodations at the new factory compare to Gross-Rosen?

• They were much worse.

• They were not as bad.

• The accommodations were similar.

• The accommodations were great.

Why was Leon's father distressed when he heard the train carrying females had gone to Auschwitz?

• It was a battered train that was unsafe for female passengers.

• The females were already starved and dehydrated.

• It was one of the worst concentration camps and there meant certain death.

• The hardships of the brutal work was meant for males.

What was surprising about the munition factory?

• The factory only operated between the hours of 9am - 5pm.

• Only females were allowed to pack the ammunition.

• The ammunition was packed in tightly sealed cartons which were not used during WW II.

• Almost no ammunition was produced.

How was Leon able to get scraps from the kitchen help?

• They saved containers of food for Leon because he was the youngest member of the team.

• Leon was able to evaporate the water which lefts bits of solid food.

• The kitchen help stashed food in their pockets for Leon.

• Leon knew where to find whole potatoes in the storage bins.

What affect did the transfer to day shift have on Leon?

• Working the day shift was easier and probably saved his life.

• It was easier for Leon to report to work on time.

• The weather conditions were much better during the day shift.

• Longer hours of daylight brought about longer hours of labor for Leon.

How did Schindler save the factory workers in April, 1945?

• Schindler provided each of them with extra money.

• Schindler kept records of each workers code of ethics and reported on them.

• Schindler managed to get the SS officer transferred.

• Schindler kept the factory operating at full capacity to deem his workers valuable to the war effort.

How did the German Soldiers show themselves to be cowards?

• They scurried into their barrack.

• When the Soviets came, they ran away.

• The Soviets made them cry when they arrived to capture them.

• The German Soldiers took off their uniforms and burned them.

Why did Schindler ask the factory workers to not take revenge on the nearby town?

• The people in the nearby town were once held captive also.

• The people in the nearby town decided that Schindler was not believable.

• The people in the nearby town had helped Schindler keep the Jews alive.

• The people in the nearby town had decided to not help save the Jews.

More than ________________ were exterminated by the Nazis.

• 6,000

• 6,000,000

• 60,000

• 60,000,000

The Jews were packed into _______________ to be sent to different camps.

• Gross-Rosen

• Auschwitz

• Barracks

• Cattle Cars