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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. What frightens David most about the thought of death?
(a) Being cold.
(b) Being buried in the earth forever.
(c) Not seeing his mother.
(d) Going to Hell.

2. What does Rabbi Yidel teach David?
(a) Hebrew.
(b) Mathematics.
(c) English.
(d) Music.

3. What is the name of David's playmate who lives in the flat above his in Book I?
(a) Michael.
(b) Leo.
(c) Yussie.
(d) Esther.

4. What does Bertha look like when she arrives in America?
(a) Successful and together.
(b) Beautiful.
(c) Exactly like Genya.
(d) Disheveled and slovenly.

5. What do the boys want to cause with the trolley rail?
(a) A fire.
(b) An arch.
(c) An electric flash.
(d) A black out.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What language do Genya and Bertha talk in that David cannot understand?

4. How does David feel about Luter's frequent visits?

5. What does David do to anger his father when Luter comes for Friday Sabbath dinner?

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