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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What kind of shop do Nathan and Bertha plan to open?
(a) A shoe store.
(b) A book shop.
(c) A candy shop.
(d) A newspaper stand.

2. What do the boys want to cause with the trolley rail?
(a) An electric flash.
(b) An arch.
(c) A fire.
(d) A black out.

3. When Luter comes over while Albert is away, what does Genya realize about Luter?
(a) Luter is lonely.
(b) Luter is in love with Albert.
(c) Luter wants to have an affair with her.
(d) Luter plans to kidnap David.

4. What part of the new apartment does David finds relaxing?
(a) The kitchen.
(b) The skylight window.
(c) His bedroom.
(d) The cellar.

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

6. What does Albert vow to do after being sent home from Dolman's Press?
(a) Become a millionaire.
(b) Kill Luter.
(c) Get Luter fired.
(d) Never return to Dolman's Press.

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

8. Why does Luter often come over to the Shearl's house?
(a) For dinner.
(b) To play with David.
(c) To drive Albert to work.
(d) To fix things around the apartment.

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

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

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

12. After the dinner with Nathan and the family becomes tense, what does Nathan suggest?
(a) That he leave.
(b) That David leave the table.
(c) That he and Albert step outside.
(d) That he and Bertha go for a walk.

13. What do the chants and rhymes of the girls playing remind David of?
(a) A sister that died.
(b) Rivers, roads, and trees.
(c) Sheep in a field.
(d) Being teased.

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

15. "Goy" is a Jewish term for what?
(a) An atheist.
(b) A poor man.
(c) A Christian.
(d) A handsome man.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Rabbi Yidel give David for reading an entire passage in Hebrew?

2. Who used coal to cleanse Isaiah's mouth?

3. On the day David sees the funeral procession, what kind of contest does he see boys participating in?

4. When David runs into a group of boys, what do they plan to drop on the trolley rail?

5. According to David's mother, who is brighter than the brightest day?

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