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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book IV: The Rail, Chapters 1-4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What new thing for David is included in dinner when Luter first comes to visit?
(a) Pork.
(b) Table manners.
(c) Dinner rolls.
(d) Conversation.

2. Who is Joe Luter?
(a) Albert's foreman.
(b) Albert's cousin.
(c) Bertha's husband.
(d) Genya's uncle.

3. Why is the rabbi angry with David when he attends cheder after going on Albert's milk route?
(a) He reads the wrong passage.
(b) David isn't able to perform adequately.
(c) He knows what Albert did.
(d) He is late.

4. What does David do to earn a penny from an old woman?
(a) Light a lamp.
(b) Carry her bags up the stairs.
(c) Go to the store for her.
(d) Help her cross the street.

5. Why does Albert send David into his workplace alone?
(a) To tell Albert's boss Albert is ill.
(b) To ask the boss for a job for Genya.
(c) To collect Albert's things and his final paycheck.
(d) To beg for Albert's job.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is punched into unconsciousness after the milk is stolen?

2. What is Genya's mood when the family reunites in New York?

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

4. What time of the day does Albert work as a milkman?

5. What kind of shop do Nathan and Bertha plan to open?

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