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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 happens at Ellis Island during the year in which this book begins?
(a) There is a bombing.
(b) The highest number of immigrants are processed there.
(c) The President gives a historic speech there.
(d) There is an earthquake.

2. What was Genya's father's reaction to her affair?
(a) He was quiet and sad.
(b) He verbally and physically abused her.
(c) He didn't care.
(d) He was sorry it ended.

3. What industry does Albert work in at the beginning of the book?
(a) Garbage collection.
(b) Printing.
(c) Paper mill.
(d) Candy factory.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Albert view Bertha?

2. What does Rabbi Yidel give David for reading an entire passage in Hebrew?

3. What does Bertha look like when she arrives in America?

4. In Book I, why does David knock a boy to the pavement?

5. What year is it when the book begins?

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