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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 does David kick Yussie and give him a bloody nose?

2. What do the chants and rhymes of the girls playing remind David of?

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

4. What industry does Albert work in at the beginning of the book?

5. How many floors are in the flat that David and his family first live in?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why does Bertha have some misgivings about marrying Nathan?

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

4. Why doesn't David's plan for the milk dipper work?

5. How does David create the flash on the trolley rail?

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

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

8. What does Genya tell David she thinks God is like?

9. What does Albert do when he learns that milk has been stolen from his wagon?

10. When David's parents argue after the rabbi tells them of David's lie, what does David learn about Albert's childhood?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

David is placed into several situations where sex or sexuality are involved. What are those situations? How do they affect David? What role does David play in the situations?

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

What reasons for marriage are presented in Call It Sleep? What impression of marriage does this give? Are those reasons for marriage still valid today? In other words, do people still marry for some of those same reasons? Why or why not?

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