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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. After Albert's father was gored by a bull, what did Albert do to help him?
(a) Called a doctor.
(b) Chased the bull away.
(c) Nothing.
(d) Ran for his mother.

2. What year is it when the book begins?
(a) 1855.
(b) 1930.
(c) 1907.
(d) 1945.

3. What does David convince himself of while he roams the streets after lying to the rabbis?
(a) That no one will find out about his lies.
(b) That he can tell his parents the rabbis are lying.
(c) That he can blame the incident at Bertha's on Leo and Esther.
(d) That no one will find out about Leo and Esther.

4. What is the coming of age celebration for Jewish boys?
(a) Chumitz.
(b) Cheder.
(c) Bar Mitzvah.
(d) Passover.

5. Who does Bertha have David wake up?
(a) Her stepdaughters.
(b) Nathan.
(c) Albert.
(d) Her employee.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of David's playmate who lives in the flat above his in Book I?

2. How does Rabbi Yidel feel about the younger generation of Jewish boys?

3. Whose picture is on the wall in Leo's house?

4. What does David's mother purchase to place in their kitchen?

5. What is on the bottom floor of the flat David and his family live in at the beginning of the book?

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