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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Kitchen, p. 51 - 73.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who did the author say it was good to be back among?
(a) The children playing stickball on on the block.
(b) His family.
(c) The women who shouted from the market.
(d) The children playing handball on the street.

2. What kind of books did the author go to his cousin's room to read?
(a) Books on how to date women.
(b) Yiddish books.
(c) English books.
(d) Books on government.

3. The author's childhood school is still standing in the neighborhood, how does the school feel to the author?
(a) Cold and damp.
(b) Like a hospital.
(c) Like a castle.
(d) Like home.

4. What description does the author give Belmont Avenue?
(a) The "loneliest street in Brownsville."
(b) The "loudest street in Brownsville."
(c) The "brightest street in Brownsville."
(d) The "merriest street in Brownsville."

5. What did the author always have in his hands when he was waiting fort the girl by the junkyard?
(a) His baseball mitt.
(b) His little red books.
(c) His lucky penny.
(d) His prayer book.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the author do every time he walked into the civics teachers classroom?

2. How did the author describe the Episcopalian church in the neighborhood?

3. What did the Jewish vendors sell roasted potatoes, baked apples and knishes from?

4. What emotion does the author speak of in great length in Section 3?

5. What was the author's favorite delight in all seasons?

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