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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. What part of the new apartment does David finds relaxing?

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

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

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

5. What does Rabbi Yidel teach David?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who does David's mother fail to recognize?

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

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

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

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

6. What is Genya's reaction to Albert's foul mood when she arrives in New York?

7. What happens while Albert is whipping David for lying to the rabbi?

8. When the boys chase the canary to the roof, what do they discover?

9. What is a chumitz?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

Albert and David are both manipulated by people they consider friends. Albert is manipulated by Luter and David is manipulated by Leo. Compare and contrast the relationships between each of these pairs. How are Albert and David manipulated? Why do they allow themselves to be manipulated?

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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