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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 happens to Albert that causes him to leave work before he can lash out at Luter?
(a) He is fired.
(b) Luter quits.
(c) He injurs his thumb.
(d) He is promoted.

2. Why does David kick Yussie and give him a bloody nose?
(a) Yussie calls Genya ugly.
(b) Yussie teases David about Annie.
(c) Yussie kicks him first.
(d) Yussie hits him with a hanger.

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

4. What faith is the Schearl family?
(a) Atheist.
(b) Buddhist.
(c) Christian.
(d) Jewish.

5. After the milk is stolen, what does Albert hit David with?
(a) The reins.
(b) A club.
(c) A whip.
(d) A milk bottle.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Genya marry Albert?

2. Who is Joe Luter?

3. What frightens David most about the thought of death?

4. Where was David born?

5. Who has never seen David before David arrives in New York?

(see the answer key)

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