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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book III: The Coal.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What kind of job does Albert look for after he leaves his job at Dolman's Press?
(a) His own store.
(b) Banking.
(c) One where he can boss other people around.
(d) One where he can be his own boss and work outside.

2. While the boys are taunting David in Book I, who comes to the Schearl's home?
(a) Luter.
(b) Albert.
(c) Bertha.
(d) Leo.

3. Why does Luter stop coming to the Shearl's for dinner?
(a) He is going to a marriage broker.
(b) He overhears Genya calling him ugly.
(c) Genya slaps him.
(d) He has an argument with Albert.

4. Who babysits David while his parents go out in Book I?
(a) Luter.
(b) Bertha.
(c) Esther.
(d) Mrs. Mink.

5. Why was Genya's father determined to marry her off?
(a) He and his wife wanted to be alone.
(b) He wanted the best for her.
(c) He wanted her husband to take care of her.
(d) She was "ruined."

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Rabbi Yidel teach David?

3. What frightens David most about the thought of death?

4. How does David feel when he learns his father will be home all day while he changes jobs?

5. When David runs into a group of boys, what do they plan to drop on the trolley rail?

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