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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. How old is David in Book I?
(a) Six.
(b) Twelve.
(c) Sixteen.
(d) Eight.

2. What does David's mother purchase to place in their kitchen?
(a) A picture.
(b) A coffee maker.
(c) A tea pot.
(d) A vase.

3. Where does David put the calendar pages he tears from the calendar every day?
(a) In the garbage.
(b) In the fireplace.
(c) Under his bed.
(d) In a shoe box.

4. What is on the bottom floor of the flat David and his family live in at the beginning of the book?
(a) More apartments.
(b) The cellar.
(c) A bookstore.
(d) A candy store.

5. What signal reminds David to return home at the end of the day when he is playing outside?
(a) His mother calls him.
(b) The other children returning home.
(c) His father arriving home.
(d) A whistle signaling quitting time.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is David's reaction when he sees a funeral procession for the first time?

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

3. Who is Mrs. Mink?

4. Where is Bertha from?

5. In Book III, David climbs through a window to get into what building?

(see the answer key)

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