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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book IV: The Rail, Chapters 22-22.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How do Leo and David get to Bertha's?
(a) On skates.
(b) Walking.
(c) In a car.
(d) On bikes.

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

3. How do David's rescuers get him off the rails?
(a) By using sticks.
(b) They call a firetruck.
(c) They roll him off with their feet.
(d) They pick him up.

4. The morning after he hears about the bird chase, what does David find on the adjacent roof?
(a) The canary.
(b) A beautiful girl.
(c) A boy flying a kite.
(d) A cat.

5. Of the Schearl family, who arrives in America first?
(a) Albert.
(b) Genya.
(c) Bertha.
(d) David.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does David find during his hallucination?

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

3. What lie does David tell the rabbis about his father?

4. What accusation does Albert make against Genya in Book IV, Chapters 15-20?

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

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