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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What kind of shop do Nathan and Bertha plan to open?
(a) A book shop.
(b) A shoe store.
(c) A candy shop.
(d) A newspaper stand.

2. What time of the day does Albert work as a milkman?
(a) In the afternoon.
(b) At night.
(c) Only in the early hours of the morning.
(d) During the day.

3. How old is David when the book begins?
(a) A young man.
(b) A school-aged boy.
(c) A toddler.
(d) A teenager.

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

5. What is the name of David's playmate who lives in the flat above his in Book I?
(a) Leo.
(b) Esther.
(c) Yussie.
(d) Michael.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does David discover Genya liked to do as a girl?

2. In Book III, what does David begin to attend after school?

3. What happens at Ellis Island during the year in which this book begins?

4. Of the Schearl family, who arrives in America first?

5. In Book I, why is Albert fired from his job?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why doesn't David run away when the men terrorize him and steal the milk?

2. Why doesn't David's plan for the milk dipper work?

3. In Book IV, Chapters 5-6, when David meets a group of boys outside, what are the boys doing?

4. Why does Luter want to find a wife that has money?

5. Why does Bertha have some misgivings about marrying Nathan?

6. Why does David have some difficulty listening in on his mother's conversations with Bertha?

7. What Old Testament story does David take a particular interest in?

8. Why does David's family move to the Lower East Side?

9. What happens to Albert before he has a chance to lash out at Luter at their workplace?

10. When David returns home from his and Leo's visit to Bertha's daughters, what is David afraid his parents will find out?

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