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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 has never seen David before David arrives in New York?
2. Why was Genya's father determined to marry her off?
3. How does Albert view Bertha?
4. How does David feel when he learns his father will be home all day while he changes jobs?
5. What does David do to anger his father when Luter comes for Friday Sabbath dinner?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why does Leo want to go meet David's cousins, Esther and Polly?
2. What dismays Rabbi Yidel about the younger generation of Jewish boys?
3. Why does Luter want to find a wife that has money?
4. When David's parents argue after the rabbi tells them of David's lie, what does David learn about Albert's childhood?
5. What happens to the trolley after David kicks the milk dipper?
6. After going on the milk route with Albert, why is David unable to perform at cheder?
7. What is the reunion between Genya, David, and Albert like when Genya and David get to New York?
8. What does David find on the roof of his own building after listening to the boys' story of the canary chase?
9. Why do David and his mother come to New York?
10. What is Genya's reaction to Albert's foul mood when she arrives in New York?
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
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?
Essay Topic 3
What does the picture Genya purchases mean to her? What does it remind her of? Why does it make her happy? Does the title of this section of the book, "The Picture," refer only to the picture Genya purchases? Why or why not?
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