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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book IV: The Rail, Chapters 15-20.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Rabbi Yidel feel about the younger generation of Jewish boys?
(a) Indifferent.
(b) Dismayed.
(c) Confident.
(d) Excited.

2. Where does David find the item he brings Albert to beat him with?
(a) In the bathroom.
(b) Albert's dresser drawer.
(c) Under the couch.
(d) The kitchen.

3. What does David plan to throw on the trolley rail after he is punished for lying and helping Leo make advances on Nathan's daughter?
(a) His belt.
(b) Himself.
(c) A metal dipper.
(d) A coin.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In the chapter "The Rail," what is David called on to do during cheder?

2. What lie does David tell the rabbis about his mother?

3. After Albert drops David off from the milk route, where is he instructed to go?

4. How much milk is stolen from the wagon?

5. Where is David moved to immediately after he is electrocuted?

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