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

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

3. What frightens David most about the thought of death?
(a) Not seeing his mother.
(b) Being cold.
(c) Being buried in the earth forever.
(d) Going to Hell.

4. Where is Luter from?
(a) Ireland.
(b) Austria.
(c) Africa.
(d) Scotland.

5. What does David do to anger his father when Luter comes for Friday Sabbath dinner?
(a) Talks out of turn.
(b) Vomits.
(c) Spills soup.
(d) Fails to offer Luter wine.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens to Albert that causes him to leave work before he can lash out at Luter?

2. How old is David when the book begins?

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

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

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

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