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

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

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

4. What is the coming of age celebration for Jewish boys?
(a) Bar Mitzvah.
(b) Cheder.
(c) Passover.
(d) Chumitz.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of job does Albert look for after he leaves his job at Dolman's Press?

2. How many floors are in the flat that David and his family first live in?

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

4. In Book III, what does David begin to attend after school?

5. On the day David sees the funeral procession, what kind of contest does he see boys participating in?

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