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

2. What languages do Genya and Bertha talk in that David can understand?
(a) Polish and English.
(b) Italian and German.
(c) Yiddish and English.
(d) Spanish and German.

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

4. What part of the new apartment does David finds relaxing?
(a) The kitchen.
(b) The cellar.
(c) The skylight window.
(d) His bedroom.

5. What faith is the Schearl family?
(a) Atheist.
(b) Jewish.
(c) Buddhist.
(d) Christian.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where was David born?

3. What new thing for David is included in dinner when Luter first comes to visit?

4. What does Rabbi Yidel teach David?

5. When Luter finds out that Genya has never left the neighborhood, what does he give Albert and Genya?

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