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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. In front of what building did the author's father meet every Saturday morning?
(a) The delicatessen.
(b) The hardware store.
(c) The Municipal Bank.
(d) The coffee shop.

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

3. What hadn't the author learned yet when he had the discussion in a foreign language with Mrs. Solovey?
(a) Equatives.
(b) Reular verbs.
(c) Conjugated verbs.
(d) Irregular verbs.

4. What drove the author's mother to work so hard?
(a) Loneliness.
(b) She felt the women in the neighborhood needed her.
(c) They needed the money.
(d) Duty to her husband.

5. What did the author's mother do out of loneliness every evening?
(a) She would cry silently at her sewing machine.
(b) She would stare out at the street.
(c) She would read from her parent's memoirs.
(d) She would cry silently at the sink while she washed dishes.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did the author try to show his parents he loved them?

2. What building does the author miss the most, though?

3. The author's mother was a hard worker but there was something she couldn't do. What was that one thing?

4. When was the Sabbath extra special for the author?

5. What would the author skip pages of his favorite book to read?

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