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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. What does Leo help Esther with?
(a) Homework.
(b) Her dress.
(c) Putting on her skates.
(d) Tying a knot.

2. A chumitz is a Passover tradition to burn what?
(a) A wooden spoon.
(b) A bowl of oil.
(c) A candle.
(d) Bread.

3. How does Albert react to David when David first arrives in New York?
(a) Albert ignores David.
(b) Albert hugs David.
(c) Albert is overjoyed to see David.
(d) Albert criticizes David.

4. Why does David's mother take so long to open the door?
(a) She is cooking.
(b) She is doing the laundry.
(c) She is bathing.
(d) She is asleep.

5. According to David's mother, who is brighter than the brightest day?
(a) God.
(b) An angel.
(c) The devil.
(d) David.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Bertha have David wake up?

2. Who is Mrs. Mink?

3. What does Leo bribe David with to introduce him to his step cousins?

4. In the chapter "The Rail," what is David called on to do during cheder?

5. What do the chants and rhymes of the girls playing remind David of?

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