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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book IV: The Rail, Chapters 15-20.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is dousing all the small fires set to burn the chumitz?
(a) A fireman.
(b) A mail man.
(c) A policeman.
(d) A street cleaner.

2. When Genya was young, who did she have an affair with?
(a) A rich Jewish man.
(b) A goy church organist.
(c) A Buddhist.
(d) A rabbi.

3. After Albert's father was gored by a bull, what did Albert do to help him?
(a) Chased the bull away.
(b) Called a doctor.
(c) Nothing.
(d) Ran for his mother.

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

5. What do the chants and rhymes of the girls playing remind David of?
(a) Rivers, roads, and trees.
(b) Sheep in a field.
(c) Being teased.
(d) A sister that died.

Short Answer Questions

1. What language do Genya and Bertha talk in that David cannot understand?

2. Where is Bertha from?

3. How old is David when the book begins?

4. Where does David put the calendar pages he tears from the calendar every day?

5. Who is in a foul mood as the Schearl family reunites?

(see the answer key)

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