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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does David feel when he learns his father will be home all day while he changes jobs?
(a) Frightened.
(b) Happy.
(c) Excited.
(d) Forlorn.

2. What time of the day does Albert work as a milkman?
(a) In the afternoon.
(b) During the day.
(c) At night.
(d) Only in the early hours of the morning.

3. Who is in a foul mood as the Schearl family reunites?
(a) David.
(b) Bertha.
(c) Genya.
(d) Albert.

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

5. What was Genya's father's reaction to her affair?
(a) He didn't care.
(b) He was quiet and sad.
(c) He was sorry it ended.
(d) He verbally and physically abused her.

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

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

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

9. What signal reminds David to return home at the end of the day when he is playing outside?
(a) His mother calls him.
(b) The other children returning home.
(c) His father arriving home.
(d) A whistle signaling quitting time.

10. How does Albert treat Nathan when he came to dinner?
(a) He is very kind.
(b) He insults Nathan openly.
(c) He barely acknowledges Nathan.
(d) He is welcoming.

11. Why didn't Genya's lover run off with her?
(a) She didn't love him anymore.
(b) His parents forbid it.
(c) He married someone else.
(d) He died.

12. What language do Genya and Bertha talk in that David cannot understand?
(a) Spanish.
(b) Polish.
(c) German.
(d) Yiddish.

13. While the boys are taunting David in Book I, who comes to the Schearl's home?
(a) Bertha.
(b) Albert.
(c) Leo.
(d) Luter.

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

15. What languages do Genya and Bertha talk in that David can understand?
(a) Italian and German.
(b) Yiddish and English.
(c) Spanish and German.
(d) Polish and English.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Where does David go to burn the chumitz?

4. What does Genya make Albert promise never to do again after David kicks Yussie?

5. Why did Genya marry Albert?

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