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

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

3. Why does Luter often come over to the Shearl's house?
(a) To fix things around the apartment.
(b) For dinner.
(c) To play with David.
(d) To drive Albert to work.

4. What is the name of David's playmate who lives in the flat above his in Book I?
(a) Yussie.
(b) Michael.
(c) Leo.
(d) Esther.

5. How old is David in Book I?
(a) Eight.
(b) Six.
(c) Sixteen.
(d) Twelve.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does David put the calendar pages he tears from the calendar every day?

2. Where was David born?

3. What do the chants and rhymes of the girls playing remind David of?

4. What happens at Ellis Island during the year in which this book begins?

5. How old is David when the book begins?

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