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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. Why does Leo want to meet David's cousins?
(a) He would like a job at the candy store.
(b) He is lonely.
(c) He doesn't know any girls.
(d) He hopes to fondle them.

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

3. Of the Schearl family, who arrives in America first?
(a) Genya.
(b) Albert.
(c) David.
(d) Bertha.

4. On the day David sees the funeral procession, what kind of contest does he see boys participating in?
(a) Urinating in the snow.
(b) Throwing rocks at pigeons.
(c) Racing.
(d) Marbles.

5. Where does David go to avoid his father's return when he gets home after going on the milk route with Albert?
(a) The cellar.
(b) Outside.
(c) His room.
(d) Bertha's candy store.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Leo bribe David with to introduce him to his step cousins?

2. During cheder, who insists that David tell what is bothering him?

3. What happens to the trolley when David is electrocuted?

4. What does David's mother purchase to place in their kitchen?

5. When Luter finds out that Genya has never left the neighborhood, what does he give Albert and Genya?

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