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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

5. How does David feel about Leo's freedom?
(a) Angry.
(b) Envious.
(c) Worried.
(d) Sad.

6. What accusation does Albert make against Genya in Book IV, Chapters 15-20?
(a) David is really the Christian's son.
(b) She stole money.
(c) She killed someone.
(d) She cheated on him.

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

8. In the chapter "The Rail," what is David called on to do during cheder?
(a) Read before the rabbi's supervisor.
(b) Recite a passage.
(c) Write a passage on the chalk board.
(d) Serve the rabbi tea.

9. How much milk is stolen from the wagon?
(a) The entire wagon.
(b) Two bottles.
(c) One case.
(d) Ten bottles.

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

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

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

13. Where does David go to try to find a pair of roller skates?
(a) A skate shop.
(b) The cellar.
(c) Bertha's candy store.
(d) His mother's closet.

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

15. 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 Aunt Bertha.
(c) The boys actually killed the bird.
(d) The woman is his mother.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does David tell the rabbis is truly his aunt?

2. What religion is Leo?

3. Who finds out what is going on between Leo and Esther and threatens to tell Bertha?

4. What happens while Esther and Polly are fighting?

5. What does David pray for in Book IV?

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