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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. The morning after he hears about the bird chase, what does David find on the adjacent roof?
(a) A beautiful girl.
(b) The canary.
(c) A boy flying a kite.
(d) A cat.

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

3. How many floors are in the flat that David and his family first live in?
(a) Nine.
(b) Three.
(c) Six.
(d) Two.

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

5. In Book I, why does David knock a boy to the pavement?
(a) Yussie and the boys tease him about Albert beating him.
(b) The boy speaks about Genya in a lewd manner.
(c) He runs into the boy during a game of catch.
(d) The boy calls him a dirty Jew.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who finds out what is going on between Leo and Esther and threatens to tell Bertha?

2. What does David ask Genya about after seeing a funeral procession?

3. Who does David see as his refuge?

4. Where does Leo's mother work?

5. On the day David sees the funeral procession, what kind of contest does he see boys participating in?

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