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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book IV: The Rail, Chapters 22-22.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Leo bribe David with to introduce him to his step cousins?
(a) His skates.
(b) Candy.
(c) A dirty picture.
(d) A broken rosary.

2. What lie does David tell the rabbis about his mother?
(a) She is pregnant.
(b) She is dead.
(c) She is abusive.
(d) She is dying.

3. In Book I, why is Albert fired from his job?
(a) He missed too many days of work.
(b) He threatened his coworkers.
(c) He made too many errors in his work.
(d) He was caught drinking on the job.

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

5. What language do Genya and Bertha talk in that David cannot understand?
(a) German.
(b) Polish.
(c) Spanish.
(d) Yiddish.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why didn't Genya's lover run off with her?

2. During cheder, who insists that David tell what is bothering him?

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

4. How many floors are in the flat that David and his family first live in?

5. What lie does David tell the rabbis about his father?

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