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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. Why does David consider running away when the milk is stolen?
(a) He is afraid of Albert's reaction.
(b) He is bored.
(c) He thinks he will be blamed for the theft.
(d) He will have to pay for the stolen milk.

2. What does David pray for in Book IV?
(a) That his father is not home.
(b) A job.
(c) A dog.
(d) That he can stay at Bertha's.

3. Why was Genya's father determined to marry her off?
(a) He wanted her husband to take care of her.
(b) He and his wife wanted to be alone.
(c) He wanted the best for her.
(d) She was "ruined."

4. Where does David go to burn the chumitz?
(a) The roof.
(b) The harbor.
(c) The East River.
(d) The ally.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Annie try to do to David when Yussie leaves to get bread?

2. Who is Mrs. Mink?

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

4. After Albert drops David off from the milk route, where is he instructed to go?

5. In Book III, David climbs through a window to get into what building?

(see the answer key)

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