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

2. What does David do to anger his father when Luter comes for Friday Sabbath dinner?
(a) Fails to offer Luter wine.
(b) Vomits.
(c) Spills soup.
(d) Talks out of turn.

3. When Genya was young, who did she have an affair with?
(a) A rich Jewish man.
(b) A Buddhist.
(c) A goy church organist.
(d) A rabbi.

4. In Book III, what does David begin to attend after school?
(a) Choir lessons.
(b) Piano lessons.
(c) Cheder.
(d) Christian church services.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is on the bottom floor of the flat David and his family live in at the beginning of the book?

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

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

4. Where is Luter from?

5. What kind of shop do Nathan and Bertha plan to open?

(see the answer key)

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