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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book IV: The Rail, Chapters 1-4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is David's reaction when he sees a funeral procession for the first time?
(a) David is curious.
(b) David is excited.
(c) David is sad.
(d) David is frightened.

2. What does Bertha look like when she arrives in America?
(a) Beautiful.
(b) Exactly like Genya.
(c) Disheveled and slovenly.
(d) Successful and together.

3. What is Bertha like compared to Genya?
(a) Much prettier.
(b) Very much alike.
(c) The complete opposite.
(d) More submissive.

4. Failing to burn a chumitz is a ____ in David's faith.
(a) Minor sin.
(b) A sign of luck.
(c) Great honor.
(d) Major sin.

5. What does Albert vow to do after being sent home from Dolman's Press?
(a) Never return to Dolman's Press.
(b) Get Luter fired.
(c) Kill Luter.
(d) Become a millionaire.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many floors are in the flat that David and his family first live in?

2. What does David do to earn a penny from an old woman?

3. How does Albert treat Nathan when he came to dinner?

4. What part of the new apartment does David finds relaxing?

5. While the boys are taunting David in Book I, who comes to the Schearl's home?

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