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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book IV: The Rail, Chapters 15-20.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Luter stop coming to the Shearl's for dinner?
(a) He overhears Genya calling him ugly.
(b) He is going to a marriage broker.
(c) Genya slaps him.
(d) He has an argument with Albert.

2. When David gets lost in the city, where does his mother come to pick him up?
(a) The cheder school.
(b) The police station.
(c) Leo's house.
(d) The hospital.

3. What does Rabbi Yidel give David for reading an entire passage in Hebrew?
(a) A nickel.
(b) A penny.
(c) A piece of candy.
(d) A dime.

4. When Genya was young, who did she have an affair with?
(a) A rabbi.
(b) A Buddhist.
(c) A rich Jewish man.
(d) A goy church organist.

5. Why does Leo want to meet David's cousins?
(a) He hopes to fondle them.
(b) He is lonely.
(c) He doesn't know any girls.
(d) He would like a job at the candy store.

Short Answer Questions

1. As David returns home from Bertha's, who is he told is looking for him?

2. What do the boys want to cause with the trolley rail?

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

4. What part of the new apartment does David finds relaxing?

5. How old is David in Book I?

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