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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. What does David think the coal used to cleanse Isaiah's mouth might be?
(a) Magical.
(b) White but not hot.
(c) Rocks.
(d) Black and hot.

2. What do the chants and rhymes of the girls playing remind David of?
(a) A sister that died.
(b) Being teased.
(c) Sheep in a field.
(d) Rivers, roads, and trees.

3. What is Bertha like compared to Genya?
(a) More submissive.
(b) Much prettier.
(c) Very much alike.
(d) The complete opposite.

4. What is Genya's mood when the family reunites in New York?
(a) Overjoyed.
(b) Indifferent.
(c) Nervous.
(d) Angry.

5. What does Annie try to do to David when Yussie leaves to get bread?
(a) Hit him.
(b) Get him in trouble with his mother.
(c) Get him to play tea party.
(d) Molest him.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Albert react to David when David first arrives in New York?

2. What industry does Albert work in at the beginning of the book?

3. In Book III, David climbs through a window to get into what building?

4. According to David's mother, who is brighter than the brightest day?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Why do David and his mother come to New York?

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

3. Why doesn't David run away when the men terrorize him and steal the milk?

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

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

6. After moving to the Lower East Side, why does David have to be quiet or stay outside during the day?

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

8. What does Leo tell David he must get if he wants to travel to Leo's old neighborhood?

9. In Book IV, Chapters 5-6, when David meets a group of boys outside, what are the boys doing?

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

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