The Boy On The Wooden Box

Leon LeysonNonfiction | Autobiography / Memoir | YA | Published in 2013

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1. D (Chapter 1)

2. C (Chapter 3)

3. B (Various chapters)

4. A (Various chapters)

5. B (Various chapters)

6. B (Various chapters)

7. A (Various chapters)

8. D (Various chapters)

9. B (Various chapters)

10. D (Various chapters)

11. A (Chapter 7)

12. B (Various chapters)

13. C (Various chapters)

14. C (Chapter 1)

15. A (Various chapters)

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Long Answer

1. Jerusalem is the holiest city of the Jews. Schindler’s wish to be buried there highlights the fact that he identifies with the Jewish people. (Epilogue)

2. Early in the memoir, Leon describes his experiences at school and with friends when he is criticized for his Jewish heritage. The already existing attitude of antisemitism in Poland made it possible for the residents to treat the victims of the Holocaust with indifference. (Various chapters)