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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. Who is in a foul mood as the Schearl family reunites?
(a) Genya.
(b) David.
(c) Bertha.
(d) Albert.

2. Why didn't Genya's lover run off with her?
(a) He died.
(b) His parents forbid it.
(c) He married someone else.
(d) She didn't love him anymore.

3. What languages do Genya and Bertha talk in that David can understand?
(a) Spanish and German.
(b) Polish and English.
(c) Italian and German.
(d) Yiddish and English.

4. Who chases after the milk thieves?
(a) Albert.
(b) David.
(c) A store owner.
(d) A policeman.

5. After the milk is stolen, what does Albert hit David with?
(a) A club.
(b) A whip.
(c) A milk bottle.
(d) The reins.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where was David born?

2. What does Rabbi Yidel teach David?

3. Who does David see as his refuge?

4. What new thing for David is included in dinner when Luter first comes to visit?

5. What effect do the quiet and the water of the river have on David?

(see the answer key)

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