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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book IV: The Rail, Chapter 5-6.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Why does David consider running away when the milk is stolen?
(a) He thinks he will be blamed for the theft.
(b) He is bored.
(c) He is afraid of Albert's reaction.
(d) He will have to pay for the stolen milk.

3. In Book I, why does David knock a boy to the pavement?
(a) The boy speaks about Genya in a lewd manner.
(b) The boy calls him a dirty Jew.
(c) Yussie and the boys tease him about Albert beating him.
(d) He runs into the boy during a game of catch.

4. Failing to burn a chumitz is a ____ in David's faith.
(a) Great honor.
(b) Minor sin.
(c) Major sin.
(d) A sign of luck.

5. A chumitz is a Passover tradition to burn what?
(a) A candle.
(b) Bread.
(c) A bowl of oil.
(d) A wooden spoon.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who forces David to go somewhere during his hallucination?

2. Where does David go after leaving the boys who chase the bird?

3. Where was David born?

4. What time of the day does Albert work as a milkman?

5. Where do David and his family move to after Albert gets a job as a milkman?

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