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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Block and Beyond, p. 109 - 131.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did the big Italians sell and during what time?
(a) Roasted nuts during the winter.
(b) Yogurt during the spring.
(c) Baked apples during the fall.
(d) Watermelons during the summer.

2. Why did the author run?
(a) To train for handball.
(b) To escape his block.
(c) To be the first to play follow the leader.
(d) To escape the junkyard dogs.

3. Which of the stations is the author's favorite?
(a) The El.
(b) Union Station.
(c) Bedford Park Station.
(d) Rockaway Station.

4. Did the author's mother believe her son's generation would succeed?
(a) She thought that if they didn't follow the traditions, they would fail.
(b) Yes.
(c) She felt that Socialism would lead everyone to succeed.
(d) No.

5. Where was the author's father offered a homestead while he was working for the Union Pacific Railway?
(a) Dallas.
(b) Omaha.
(c) Colorado.
(d) St. Louis.

Short Answer Questions

1. What country did the civics teacher come from?

2. What could you see someone doing into the late hours of dusk in Brownsville?

3. What did the author's mother do out of loneliness every evening?

4. When the author discovers a new development in a familiar part of town, he had a particular feeling toward seeing the development. What was the feeling he had?

5. What is the name of the second road the author mentions?

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