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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Where does the rabbi send David from cheder in Book IV?
(a) The store.
(b) The cellar.
(c) Home.
(d) The coat room.

3. After the milk is stolen, what does Albert hit David with?
(a) The reins.
(b) A whip.
(c) A club.
(d) A milk bottle.

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

5. Why is the rabbi angry with David when he attends cheder after going on Albert's milk route?
(a) He reads the wrong passage.
(b) He knows what Albert did.
(c) He is late.
(d) David isn't able to perform adequately.

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

7. Where do Leo and Esther go to be alone?
(a) Behind the candy store.
(b) Into the storage cellar.
(c) Leo's bedroom.
(d) Esther's bedroom.

8. What does Leo bribe David with to introduce him to his step cousins?
(a) A broken rosary.
(b) A dirty picture.
(c) His skates.
(d) Candy.

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

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

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

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

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

14. Who is punched into unconsciousness after the milk is stolen?
(a) A store owner.
(b) Albert.
(c) David.
(d) One of the theives.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who chases after the milk thieves?

2. The morning after he hears about the bird chase, what does David find on the adjacent roof?

3. As David returns home from Bertha's, who is he told is looking for him?

4. What kind of bird escapes from one of the flats?

5. Where does Leo often go to play?

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