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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why was Genya's father determined to marry her off?
(a) He and his wife wanted to be alone.
(b) She was "ruined."
(c) He wanted the best for her.
(d) He wanted her husband to take care of her.

2. When David gets lost in the city, where does his mother come to pick him up?
(a) The police station.
(b) The hospital.
(c) The cheder school.
(d) Leo's house.

3. How does Albert view Bertha?
(a) Mean but pretty.
(b) Beautiful and shy.
(c) Indifferently.
(d) Crude and uncivilized.

4. When Genya was young, who did she have an affair with?
(a) A rich Jewish man.
(b) A Buddhist.
(c) A rabbi.
(d) A goy church organist.

5. Who has never seen David before David arrives in New York?
(a) Genya.
(b) David's grandmother.
(c) Bertha.
(d) Albert.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where was David born?

2. What does David do to earn a penny from an old woman?

3. Why does Albert send David into his workplace alone?

4. What is Genya's mood when the family reunites in New York?

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

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