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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book IV: The Rail, Chapters 22-22.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. "Goy" is a Jewish term for what?
(a) An atheist.
(b) A poor man.
(c) A handsome man.
(d) A Christian.

2. Why do the boys began to chase the bird?
(a) To sell the bird.
(b) They want to keep the bird.
(c) For the reward and the adventure.
(d) To give it to a cat.

3. David runs from Bertha's to where?
(a) The roof.
(b) The cheder school.
(c) Leo's house.
(d) The river.

4. What faith is the Schearl family?
(a) Atheist.
(b) Christian.
(c) Buddhist.
(d) Jewish.

5. Why does David kick Yussie and give him a bloody nose?
(a) Yussie calls Genya ugly.
(b) Yussie teases David about Annie.
(c) Yussie hits him with a hanger.
(d) Yussie kicks him first.

Short Answer Questions

1. What languages do Genya and Bertha talk in that David can understand?

2. What does Albert vow to do after being sent home from Dolman's Press?

3. When David arrives home after lying at cheder, who is there talking to his parents?

4. Who does David see as his refuge?

5. Who leaves to get the ointment?

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