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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. Where was city land all around Brownsville? What were those pieces of land used for?
(a) The neighborhood waste site.
(b) A plot of land for squatters to camp.
(c) Cutting and storing tombstones.
(d) The neighborhood garden.

2. What still lines Belmont Avenue that was there during the author's childhood?
(a) Pushcarts.
(b) Garbage.
(c) Sewage.
(d) Pots of flowers.

3. When the author played handball, was it for fun?
(a) When he practiced, it was for fun. When he played, it was for money.
(b) Yes.
(c) No.
(d) He felt it was fun because he felt like he could escape when he played.

4. When was the author's "great moment" of the Sabbath?
(a) When it was over.
(b) When his mother placed the challah on the table.
(c) When his father came home.
(d) When the prayers were being said.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. When the author was a young man, who did he think about after he turned the light out at night?

3. Which of the stations is the author's favorite?

4. What physical trait was the author most embarrassed by during his early school years?

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

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