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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. When David is unconscious, what does he see himself going into?
(a) The school.
(b) Bertha's store.
(c) Heaven.
(d) A cellar.

2. Following the event with Leo and his cousin, what does David do during cheder?
(a) Get in a fight.
(b) Yell at the rabbi.
(c) Cry.
(d) Talk out of turn.

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

4. When David gets lost in the city, where does his mother come to pick him up?
(a) The hospital.
(b) Leo's house.
(c) The police station.
(d) The cheder school.

5. How does David feel about Leo's freedom?
(a) Worried.
(b) Envious.
(c) Sad.
(d) Angry.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does David feel when he learns his father will be home all day while he changes jobs?

2. Why does Luter often come over to the Shearl's house?

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

4. What does Bertha look like when she arrives in America?

5. What is David doing when he is electrocuted?

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