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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. In Book III, what does David begin to attend after school?
(a) Choir lessons.
(b) Piano lessons.
(c) Cheder.
(d) Christian church services.

2. Why does Luter often come over to the Shearl's house?
(a) To drive Albert to work.
(b) To fix things around the apartment.
(c) For dinner.
(d) To play with David.

3. Where does Bertha meet Nathan?
(a) On the bus.
(b) At church.
(c) At work.
(d) At the dentist's office.

4. What is the coming of age celebration for Jewish boys?
(a) Cheder.
(b) Bar Mitzvah.
(c) Chumitz.
(d) Passover.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Bertha from?

2. What signal reminds David to return home at the end of the day when he is playing outside?

3. When Genya was young, who did she have an affair with?

4. Where is Luter from?

5. Where do David and his family move to after Albert gets a job as a milkman?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. While outside, David finds a metal milk dipper. What does he hope to do with it?

4. How does David get home after he gets lost in Book I?

5. What is Genya's reaction to Albert's foul mood when she arrives in New York?

6. How does David create the flash on the trolley rail?

7. Why do David and his mother come to New York?

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

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

10. What does Bertha say she enjoys about Nathan?

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