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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. Where was David born?
(a) Asia.
(b) America.
(c) Europe.
(d) Mexico.

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

3. Who is Joe Luter?
(a) Genya's uncle.
(b) Albert's foreman.
(c) Albert's cousin.
(d) Bertha's husband.

4. What does Genya make Albert promise never to do again after David kicks Yussie?
(a) Beat David.
(b) Speak to Yussie again.
(c) Leave David alone.
(d) Allow the boys to play together.

5. On the day David sees the funeral procession, what kind of contest does he see boys participating in?
(a) Marbles.
(b) Throwing rocks at pigeons.
(c) Urinating in the snow.
(d) Racing.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What frightens David most about the thought of death?

3. Who has never seen David before David arrives in New York?

4. How does Albert react to David when David first arrives in New York?

5. While the boys are taunting David in Book I, who comes to the Schearl's home?

(see the answer key)

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