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

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

3. While the boys are taunting David in Book I, who comes to the Schearl's home?
(a) Luter.
(b) Leo.
(c) Bertha.
(d) Albert.

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

5. What does Rabbi Yidel teach David?
(a) English.
(b) Mathematics.
(c) Music.
(d) Hebrew.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of David's playmate who lives in the flat above his in Book I?

2. Who is in a foul mood as the Schearl family reunites?

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

4. On the day David sees the funeral procession, what kind of contest does he see boys participating in?

5. Where does Bertha meet Nathan?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens when David tries to kick the milk dipper?

2. What does David find on the roof of his own building after listening to the boys' story of the canary chase?

3. Why is David afraid of Albert when he first arrives in New York?

4. After Albert beats David for lying to the rabbi, what does Genya tell David to do?

5. When David's parents argue after the rabbi tells them of David's lie, what does David learn about Albert's childhood?

6. What does David hallucinate?

7. Why is David disconcerted by the story the boys tell about what they saw from a rooftop?

8. In Book III, what mesmerizes David as he returns to the docks?

9. What religious event does Leo tell David about in Book IV: Chapters 7-14?

10. When he returns home from cheder after the milk route incident, why does David have to wait for Genya to open the door?

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