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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why didn't Genya's lover run off with her?

2. While the boys are taunting David in Book I, who comes to the Schearl's home?

3. How old is David in Book I?

4. Where does David go to burn the chumitz?

5. What kind of job does Albert look for after he leaves his job at Dolman's Press?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is a chumitz?

2. Why is 1907 an important year for Ellis Island?

3. While outside, David finds a metal milk dipper. What does he hope to do with it?

4. What saves David after he kicks the milk dipper on the rails?

5. What does David find relaxing about the family's apartment in the Lower East Side?

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

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

8. Why is David disconcerted by the story the boys tell about what they saw from a rooftop?

9. Why do the boys chase the canary?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Although they grew up in different times and places, Albert and David have distinct similarities in their childhoods. Compare and contrast their childhood situations. How have Albert's childhood experiences influenced David's childhood experiences?

Essay Topic 2

Explain David's hallucination following his electrocution. What does it mean? What aspects of his childhood are brought together in the hallucination?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss David's journey through the book. Does he undergo some changes? If so, what are the changes? What causes the changes?

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