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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What lie does David tell the rabbis about his father?
(a) His father is Nathan.
(b) He never knew his father.
(c) His father is an organist in Europe.
(d) His father is dead.

2. What is Leo's last name?
(a) Dugovka.
(b) Johnson.
(c) Dinofski.
(d) Schearl.

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

4. How do Leo and David avoid being seen by Bertha?
(a) They go to the back of the house.
(b) They duck.
(c) They hide in a closet.
(d) They hide under a bed.

5. What does David pray for in Book IV?
(a) A dog.
(b) That his father is not home.
(c) A job.
(d) That he can stay at Bertha's.

6. Why does Leo want to meet David's cousins?
(a) He hopes to fondle them.
(b) He is lonely.
(c) He would like a job at the candy store.
(d) He doesn't know any girls.

7. What does David give Albert to beat him with when Albert learns about the events at Bertha's?
(a) A belt.
(b) A broken whip.
(c) A wooden spoon.
(d) A paddle.

8. Who urges David to run outside until Albert's anger subsides?
(a) Bertha.
(b) The rabbi.
(c) Nathan.
(d) Genya.

9. What does David sit on in front of a store while he waits for Albert to calm down after beating him?
(a) The step.
(b) A log.
(c) A chair.
(d) Milk cans.

10. The morning after he hears about the bird chase, what does David find on the adjacent roof?
(a) A cat.
(b) A beautiful girl.
(c) The canary.
(d) A boy flying a kite.

11. How do Leo and David get to Bertha's?
(a) Walking.
(b) On skates.
(c) In a car.
(d) On bikes.

12. What is Leo doing when David finds him after returning from Bertha's?
(a) Doing homework.
(b) Making lunch.
(c) Painting on a wall.
(d) Cleaning his room.

13. Where does Leo's mother work?
(a) In a bank as a custodian.
(b) At the school.
(c) At a diner.
(d) In a factory.

14. Who does Albert instruct David not to tell about the events during the milk route?
(a) Albert's boss.
(b) David's mother.
(c) The rabbi.
(d) The policemen.

15. What does Leo help Esther with?
(a) Putting on her skates.
(b) Homework.
(c) Her dress.
(d) Tying a knot.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does David go to avoid his father's return when he gets home after going on the milk route with Albert?

2. Who does David meet in Book IV, Chapters 5-6

3. After Albert's father was gored by a bull, what did Albert do to help him?

4. What does David realize about the story the boys who chase the bird tell him?

5. Who is punched into unconsciousness after the milk is stolen?

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