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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does David put the calendar pages he tears from the calendar every day?
(a) In the garbage.
(b) In a shoe box.
(c) Under his bed.
(d) In the fireplace.

2. What is Genya's mood when the family reunites in New York?
(a) Angry.
(b) Nervous.
(c) Overjoyed.
(d) Indifferent.

3. What does David discover Genya liked to do as a girl?
(a) Write.
(b) Ride horses.
(c) Sing.
(d) Read.

4. Who is dousing all the small fires set to burn the chumitz?
(a) A street cleaner.
(b) A policeman.
(c) A fireman.
(d) A mail man.

5. Where was David born?
(a) Europe.
(b) America.
(c) Mexico.
(d) Asia.

6. Who dominates the dinner conversation when Nathan comes to dinner?
(a) Bertha.
(b) Nathan.
(c) Genya.
(d) Albert.

7. When David runs into a group of boys, what do they plan to drop on the trolley rail?
(a) A stick.
(b) A metal wire.
(c) A piece of pipe.
(d) A spike.

8. What idea does Bertha relish concerning running her own business?
(a) Having employees to boss around.
(b) Being her own boss.
(c) Being free to raise her children.
(d) Choosing the candies.

9. In Book III, David climbs through a window to get into what building?
(a) The cheder school.
(b) His home.
(c) The elementry school.
(d) A candy store.

10. Failing to burn a chumitz is a ____ in David's faith.
(a) Major sin.
(b) Great honor.
(c) A sign of luck.
(d) Minor sin.

11. What does Rabbi Yidel give David for reading an entire passage in Hebrew?
(a) A piece of candy.
(b) A nickel.
(c) A penny.
(d) A dime.

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

13. What does David do to earn a penny from an old woman?
(a) Light a lamp.
(b) Help her cross the street.
(c) Carry her bags up the stairs.
(d) Go to the store for her.

14. Where is Bertha from?
(a) England.
(b) Austria.
(c) Scotland.
(d) Ireland.

15. Who is Mrs. Mink?
(a) Yussie's mother.
(b) David's teacher.
(c) Luter's fiancee.
(d) Leo's mother.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does David feel about Luter's frequent visits?

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

3. What is David's reaction when he sees a funeral procession for the first time?

4. In Book III, what does David begin to attend after school?

5. What is Bertha like compared to Genya?

(see the answer keys)

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