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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. How old is David when the book begins?
(a) A teenager.
(b) A school-aged boy.
(c) A young man.
(d) A toddler.

2. Why didn't Genya's lover run off with her?
(a) His parents forbid it.
(b) He married someone else.
(c) She didn't love him anymore.
(d) He died.

3. According to David's mother, who is brighter than the brightest day?
(a) The devil.
(b) God.
(c) An angel.
(d) David.

4. In Book I, why is Albert fired from his job?
(a) He threatened his coworkers.
(b) He missed too many days of work.
(c) He made too many errors in his work.
(d) He was caught drinking on the job.

5. Where is Luter from?
(a) Austria.
(b) Africa.
(c) Ireland.
(d) Scotland.

Short Answer Questions

1. What time of the day does Albert work as a milkman?

2. What frightens David most about the thought of death?

3. How old is David in Book I?

4. What faith is the Schearl family?

5. Why does Albert send David into his workplace alone?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does David get home after he gets lost in Book I?

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

3. What lie does David tell the rabbis when he cries at cheder?

4. Why does David go outside again after returning home from cheder following the milk route incident?

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

6. What is the reunion between Genya, David, and Albert like when Genya and David get to New York?

7. What does Bertha say she enjoys about Nathan?

8. Genya warns Albert that he is becoming too close to Luter. Why is she concerned the relationship could cause trouble?

9. What happens to the trolley after David kicks the milk dipper?

10. Why does David kick Yussie causing a bloody nose?

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