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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 did Genya marry Albert?
(a) He is handsome.
(b) They had similar goals.
(c) To escape her father.
(d) She loves him.

2. Where does Bertha meet Nathan?
(a) At work.
(b) At church.
(c) At the dentist's office.
(d) On the bus.

3. What industry does Albert work in at the beginning of the book?
(a) Candy factory.
(b) Paper mill.
(c) Garbage collection.
(d) Printing.

4. Why does Albert send David into his workplace alone?
(a) To collect Albert's things and his final paycheck.
(b) To ask the boss for a job for Genya.
(c) To tell Albert's boss Albert is ill.
(d) To beg for Albert's job.

5. What was Genya's father's reaction to her affair?
(a) He was quiet and sad.
(b) He verbally and physically abused her.
(c) He didn't care.
(d) He was sorry it ended.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does David kick Yussie and give him a bloody nose?

2. Failing to burn a chumitz is a ____ in David's faith.

3. Who is dousing all the small fires set to burn the chumitz?

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

5. What does David think the coal used to cleanse Isaiah's mouth might be?

(see the answer key)

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