A Walker in the City Short Question Test Answer Key

Short Answer Key

Part 1, From the Subway to the Synagogue, p. 1 - 30.

1. Where does the author step off the train when he first enters Brownsville?

Rockaway Avenue.

2. What is the era in which the author's childhood took place?

The Great Depression.

3. What feelings does the author experience when he gets off the train?

Rage, dread and unexpected tenderness.

4. When the narrative begins, how many years has it been since the author left to live in "the city?"

Ten Years.

5. Who is it the author always sees first when he enters Brownsville?

The old women.

6. What can the author see in every ground floor kitchen window?

Containers of milk and fresh poppy seed rolls.

7. What is seltzer to the poor Jews?

A luxury.

8. Where did the author think he lived as a child?

The end of the world.

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