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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. How old is David in Book I?

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

3. Failing to burn a chumitz is a ____ in David's faith.

4. Who is Joe Luter?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is David afraid of Albert when he first arrives in New York?

2. After Albert beats David for lying to the rabbi, what does Genya tell David to do?

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

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

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

6. Why does David kick Yussie causing a bloody nose?

7. What does Bertha say she enjoys about Nathan?

8. When Yussie and a group of boys taunt David in the streets about his father beating him, what does David do?

9. Why does Leo want to go meet David's cousins, Esther and Polly?

10. What happens when David tries to kick the milk dipper?

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

Freedom or independence is one of the themes present in the book. Who in the book has freedom or independence? How does David feel about being independent? Who does not have independence? Why?

Essay Topic 3

The author never answers the question of whether or not David is truly Albert's son. Do you think Albert is David's biological father? Provide evidence from the book to support your answer.

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