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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does David go to avoid his father's return when he gets home after going on the milk route with Albert?
(a) The cellar.
(b) Bertha's candy store.
(c) His room.
(d) Outside.

2. Why does Albert take part of another milkman's route?
(a) The other man is injured.
(b) The other man was fired.
(c) The other man quit.
(d) The other man is on vacation

3. Why does David's mother take so long to open the door?
(a) She is asleep.
(b) She is bathing.
(c) She is cooking.
(d) She is doing the laundry.

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

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

6. During cheder, who insists that David tell what is bothering him?
(a) Esther and Polly.
(b) The rabbis.
(c) Albert and Genya.
(d) Nathan and Bertha.

7. Where is David moved to immediately after he is electrocuted?
(a) The cobbles.
(b) The rails.
(c) Steps.
(d) The hospital.

8. After leaving home following the milk route incident, when does David plan to return home?
(a) Never.
(b) At dinner time.
(c) After Albert goes to bed.
(d) After sunset.

9. Who forces David to go somewhere during his hallucination?
(a) Isaiah.
(b) An angel.
(c) Albert.
(d) Genya.

10. What does David find out about Albert's childhood?
(a) Albert's father was abusive.
(b) He is an orphan.
(c) His mother was killed.
(d) It was very happy.

11. What kind of bird escapes from one of the flats?
(a) A robin..
(b) A parrot.
(c) A canary.
(d) A parakeet.

12. What does David realize about the story the boys who chase the bird tell him?
(a) It is all a lie.
(b) The woman is his mother.
(c) The woman is his Aunt Bertha.
(d) The boys actually killed the bird.

13. What does David do when he reaches the top of the stairs after returning home from cheder in Book IV, Chapters 1-4?
(a) Bangs on the door.
(b) Falls asleep.
(c) Sits on the step and waits.
(d) Reads a book.

14. What happens while Esther and Polly are fighting?
(a) Bertha comes in.
(b) Esther accidently hits David.
(c) Esther gives Polly a bloody nose.
(d) Their nightgowns fly up.

15. What happened to Leo's father?
(a) He was killed.
(b) He divorced Leo's mother.
(c) He was put in a mental institution.
(d) Leo's mother never married him.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does David go after leaving the boys who chase the bird?

2. What does David sit on in front of a store while he waits for Albert to calm down after beating him?

3. Who does Leo tell David killed Jesus?

4. What falls from David's pocket as he is being beaten?

5. What accusation does Albert make against Genya in Book IV, Chapters 15-20?

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