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

2. Who has never seen David before David arrives in New York?

3. What story does David read from a blue book after the incident with the group of boys at the trolley rails?

4. In Book I, where does Albert complain that he is being treated badly?

5. Why does Luter often come over to the Shearl's house?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why didn't Genya run away with her lover when she was younger?

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

4. What religious event does Leo tell David about in Book IV: Chapters 7-14?

5. What is a chumitz?

6. When David returns home from his and Leo's visit to Bertha's daughters, what is David afraid his parents will find out?

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

8. Why is Albert in a foul mood when his wife and child arrive in New York?

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

10. Why do the boys chase the canary?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why does David tell such an elaborate lie about his parents to the rabbis? What does his lie reveal about him?

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

Why is this book titled Call It Sleep? What does the title mean?

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