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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Where does David go after leaving the boys who chase the bird?
(a) The river.
(b) Cheder.
(c) Leo's house.
(d) The roof of his own building.

3. 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 is on vacation
(d) The other man quit.

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

5. As David returns home from Bertha's, who is he told is looking for him?
(a) Leo.
(b) Albert.
(c) Genya.
(d) Yussie.

6. What does David plan to throw on the trolley rail after he is punished for lying and helping Leo make advances on Nathan's daughter?
(a) Himself.
(b) A coin.
(c) His belt.
(d) A metal dipper.

7. What falls from David's pocket as he is being beaten?
(a) Money.
(b) A phone number.
(c) A rosary.
(d) A dirty picture.

8. Whose job is it to protect the wagon and the milk while the milk is being delivered?
(a) A hired guard.
(b) Albert's
(c) A policeman.
(d) David's.

9. Who does Leo tell David killed Jesus?
(a) Jews.
(b) Judas.
(c) Christians.
(d) Isaiah.

10. After Albert drops David off from the milk route, where is he instructed to go?
(a) Bertha's.
(b) Home.
(c) To cheder.
(d) School.

11. Who does David meet in Book IV, Chapters 5-6
(a) A group of boys.
(b) A group of girls.
(c) Albert.
(d) Yussie.

12. After Albert's father was gored by a bull, what did Albert do to help him?
(a) Chased the bull away.
(b) Ran for his mother.
(c) Nothing.
(d) Called a doctor.

13. Who does David see as his refuge?
(a) His mother.
(b) Leo.
(c) Esther.
(d) Albert.

14. How old is Leo?
(a) 8.
(b) 10.
(c) 18.
(d) 13.

15. Where does Leo often go to play?
(a) His old neighborhood.
(b) Behind the school.
(c) The cellar.
(d) To Bertha's house.

Short Answer Questions

1. When David arrives home after lying at cheder, who is there talking to his parents?

2. How does David feel about Leo's freedom?

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

4. What do the boys who chased the bird begin to talk about on the roof?

5. What does David give Albert to beat him with when Albert learns about the events at Bertha's?

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