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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. Why does David's mother take so long to open the door?
(a) She is bathing.
(b) She is asleep.
(c) She is doing the laundry.
(d) She is cooking.

2. What do the boys who chased the bird begin to talk about on the roof?
(a) Albert.
(b) Girls.
(c) The woman's anatomy.
(d) School.

3. What do the chants and rhymes of the girls playing remind David of?
(a) A sister that died.
(b) Sheep in a field.
(c) Being teased.
(d) Rivers, roads, and trees.

4. What does David ask Genya about after seeing a funeral procession?
(a) Angels.
(b) Death.
(c) Her parents.
(d) Religion.

5. After Albert drops David off from the milk route, where is he instructed to go?
(a) School.
(b) Bertha's.
(c) Home.
(d) To cheder.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is punched into unconsciousness after the milk is stolen?

2. What do the boys want to cause with the trolley rail?

3. What happens while Esther and Polly are fighting?

4. Who dominates the dinner conversation when Nathan comes to dinner?

5. What kind of bird escapes from one of the flats?

(see the answer key)

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