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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 time of the day does Albert work as a milkman?
(a) During the day.
(b) In the afternoon.
(c) Only in the early hours of the morning.
(d) At night.

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

3. What happens at Ellis Island during the year in which this book begins?
(a) There is a bombing.
(b) The President gives a historic speech there.
(c) The highest number of immigrants are processed there.
(d) There is an earthquake.

4. Where do David and his family move to after Albert gets a job as a milkman?
(a) The Lower East Side.
(b) Ellis Island.
(c) Maine.
(d) New Jersey.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Genya's father's reaction to her affair?

2. In Book I, why does David knock a boy to the pavement?

3. Who is in a foul mood as the Schearl family reunites?

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

5. What is Bertha like compared to Genya?

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