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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book I: The Cellar.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. While the boys are taunting David in Book I, who comes to the Schearl's home?
(a) Luter.
(b) Albert.
(c) Leo.
(d) Bertha.

2. Who babysits David while his parents go out in Book I?
(a) Esther.
(b) Luter.
(c) Bertha.
(d) Mrs. Mink.

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

4. What does Albert vow to do after being sent home from Dolman's Press?
(a) Never return to Dolman's Press.
(b) Become a millionaire.
(c) Get Luter fired.
(d) Kill Luter.

5. What is Genya's mood when the family reunites in New York?
(a) Nervous.
(b) Indifferent.
(c) Angry.
(d) Overjoyed.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Book I, what does Albert send David out in the freezing rain to get?

2. Why does Luter often come over to the Shearl's house?

3. Of the Schearl family, who arrives in America first?

4. When David gets lost in the city, where does his mother come to pick him up?

5. What year is it when the book begins?

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