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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What frightens David most about the thought of death?
(a) Not seeing his mother.
(b) Going to Hell.
(c) Being buried in the earth forever.
(d) Being cold.

2. How does David feel about Luter's frequent visits?
(a) Thrilled.
(b) Happy.
(c) Confused.
(d) Uneasy.

3. What does Annie try to do to David when Yussie leaves to get bread?
(a) Molest him.
(b) Hit him.
(c) Get him in trouble with his mother.
(d) Get him to play tea party.

4. What story does David read from a blue book after the incident with the group of boys at the trolley rails?
(a) The Ten Commandments.
(b) Job.
(c) David and Goliath.
(d) Isaiah and the coal.

5. Where is Luter from?
(a) Ireland.
(b) Austria.
(c) Africa.
(d) Scotland.

6. What is David's reaction when he sees a funeral procession for the first time?
(a) David is curious.
(b) David is frightened.
(c) David is excited.
(d) David is sad.

7. In Book I, why is Albert fired from his job?
(a) He made too many errors in his work.
(b) He missed too many days of work.
(c) He was caught drinking on the job.
(d) He threatened his coworkers.

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

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

10. In Book I, what does Albert send David out in the freezing rain to get?
(a) Cigarettes.
(b) A newspaper.
(c) Bread.
(d) Milk.

11. Where does Albert get a job after he is fired?
(a) Dolman's Press.
(b) Finniman's Press.
(c) The New York Times.
(d) Bertha's Candy Shop.

12. What is on the bottom floor of the flat David and his family live in at the beginning of the book?
(a) A candy store.
(b) A bookstore.
(c) More apartments.
(d) The cellar.

13. What does David do to anger his father when Luter comes for Friday Sabbath dinner?
(a) Fails to offer Luter wine.
(b) Talks out of turn.
(c) Spills soup.
(d) Vomits.

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

15. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the coming of age celebration for Jewish boys?

2. How does Albert react to David when David first arrives in New York?

3. What industry does Albert work in at the beginning of the book?

4. How many floors are in the flat that David and his family first live in?

5. Failing to burn a chumitz is a ____ in David's faith.

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