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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Book I, where does Albert complain that he is being treated badly?
(a) The neighborhood.
(b) Home.
(c) Work.
(d) In stores.

2. What language do Genya and Bertha talk in that David cannot understand?
(a) Spanish.
(b) Yiddish.
(c) German.
(d) Polish.

3. What industry does Albert work in at the beginning of the book?
(a) Candy factory.
(b) Printing.
(c) Paper mill.
(d) Garbage collection.

4. What happens at Ellis Island during the year in which this book begins?
(a) There is a bombing.
(b) The President gives a historic speech there.
(c) The highest number of immigrants are processed there.
(d) There is an earthquake.

5. What kind of shop do Nathan and Bertha plan to open?
(a) A newspaper stand.
(b) A shoe store.
(c) A candy shop.
(d) A book shop.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is on the bottom floor of the flat David and his family live in at the beginning of the book?

2. Where do David and his family move to after Albert gets a job as a milkman?

3. Who is in a foul mood as the Schearl family reunites?

4. Who babysits David while his parents go out in Book I?

5. What is Genya's mood when the family reunites in New York?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does David begin to avoid Annie?

2. What does David find on the roof of his own building after listening to the boys' story of the canary chase?

3. In Book III, what mesmerizes David as he returns to the docks?

4. What does David hallucinate?

5. In Book I, why has Albert been fired from his job?

6. Why does David have some difficulty listening in on his mother's conversations with Bertha?

7. Why is David afraid of Albert when he first arrives in New York?

8. Why does Bertha have some misgivings about marrying Nathan?

9. Why does Leo want to go meet David's cousins, Esther and Polly?

10. How does David create the flash on the trolley rail?

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