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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. On the day David sees the funeral procession, what kind of contest does he see boys participating in?
2. How does David feel when he learns his father will be home all day while he changes jobs?
3. How many floors are in the flat that David and his family first live in?
4. When Luter finds out that Genya has never left the neighborhood, what does he give Albert and Genya?
5. How does David feel about Luter's frequent visits?
Short Essay Questions
1. What Old Testament story does David take a particular interest in?
2. Why does David's family move to the Lower East Side?
3. In Book IV, Chapters 5-6, when David meets a group of boys outside, what are the boys doing?
4. What dismays Rabbi Yidel about the younger generation of Jewish boys?
5. Why does David kick Yussie causing a bloody nose?
6. What is Albert's reaction when he learns what has happened to David at the rails?
7. What does David find relaxing about the family's apartment in the Lower East Side?
8. What does Genya tell David she thinks God is like?
9. While up on his own rooftop in Book IV, Chapters 7-14, what does David see on another rooftop?
10. Who does David's mother fail to recognize?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
David experiences a great deal of fear in his life. What are some of his fears? How do his fears affect him? Is he able to overcome those fears? If so, how?
Essay Topic 2
Why does David have a feeling of triumph at the end of the book when Albert is clearly upset by his son's near death? Why does he seem to believe he has achieved a victory?
Essay Topic 3
The cellar is one of the major symbols used in Call It Sleep. What does the cellar represent? What does David need to get past the cellar and into his apartment? What does this symbolize in terms of David's life?
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