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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. In Book I, where does Albert complain that he is being treated badly?
(a) Work.
(b) Home.
(c) In stores.
(d) The neighborhood.

2. Who is Mrs. Mink?
(a) David's teacher.
(b) Yussie's mother.
(c) Luter's fiancee.
(d) Leo's mother.

3. What effect do the quiet and the water of the river have on David?
(a) They mesmerizes him.
(b) They bore him.
(c) He falls asleep.
(d) He goes swimming.

4. What story does David read from a blue book after the incident with the group of boys at the trolley rails?
(a) David and Goliath.
(b) The Ten Commandments.
(c) Job.
(d) Isaiah and the coal.

5. How does Albert treat Nathan when he came to dinner?
(a) He barely acknowledges Nathan.
(b) He is very kind.
(c) He is welcoming.
(d) He insults Nathan openly.

Short Answer Questions

1. A chumitz is a Passover tradition to burn what?

2. Where is Luter from?

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

4. Why didn't Genya's lover run off with her?

5. What does Annie try to do to David when Yussie leaves to get bread?

(see the answer key)

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