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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What frightens David most about the thought of death?
(a) Not seeing his mother.
(b) Being cold.
(c) Going to Hell.
(d) Being buried in the earth forever.

2. Who is in a foul mood as the Schearl family reunites?
(a) Genya.
(b) Albert.
(c) Bertha.
(d) David.

3. What happens to Albert that causes him to leave work before he can lash out at Luter?
(a) He injurs his thumb.
(b) He is fired.
(c) He is promoted.
(d) Luter quits.

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

5. What does David ask Genya about after seeing a funeral procession?
(a) Angels.
(b) Her parents.
(c) Death.
(d) Religion.

6. When Genya was young, who did she have an affair with?
(a) A rich Jewish man.
(b) A rabbi.
(c) A goy church organist.
(d) A Buddhist.

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

8. When David runs into a group of boys, what do they plan to drop on the trolley rail?
(a) A stick.
(b) A piece of pipe.
(c) A metal wire.
(d) A spike.

9. How many floors are in the flat that David and his family first live in?
(a) Nine.
(b) Three.
(c) Two.
(d) Six.

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

11. What do the chants and rhymes of the girls playing remind David of?
(a) Rivers, roads, and trees.
(b) A sister that died.
(c) Being teased.
(d) Sheep in a field.

12. What do the boys want to cause with the trolley rail?
(a) An electric flash.
(b) A fire.
(c) An arch.
(d) A black out.

13. Where does Albert get a job after he is fired?
(a) Bertha's Candy Shop.
(b) The New York Times.
(c) Finniman's Press.
(d) Dolman's Press.

14. On the day David sees the funeral procession, what kind of contest does he see boys participating in?
(a) Racing.
(b) Urinating in the snow.
(c) Marbles.
(d) Throwing rocks at pigeons.

15. Where is Luter from?
(a) Africa.
(b) Scotland.
(c) Austria.
(d) Ireland.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who babysits David while his parents go out in Book I?

2. What is on the bottom floor of the flat David and his family live in at the beginning of the book?

3. Who is Mrs. Mink?

4. What part of the new apartment does David finds relaxing?

5. According to David's mother, who is brighter than the brightest day?

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