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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Whose picture is on the wall in Leo's house?
(a) A famous actor.
(b) Leo.
(c) The president.
(d) Jesus.

3. 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.

4. 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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

13. What soothes David following the milk route incident?
(a) His mother's love.
(b) Looking out the skylight window.
(c) Thinking about God.
(d) His blanket.

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

15. 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

Short Answer Questions

1. Following the event with Leo and his cousin, what does David do during cheder?

2. Why do the boys began to chase the bird?

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

4. What does Leo help Esther with?

5. What does David do when he reaches the top of the stairs after returning home from cheder in Book IV, Chapters 1-4?

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