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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what battle did the brother of the author's cousin go missing?
(a) The Battle of Tannenberg.
(b) The Second Battle of Oituz.
(c) The Bergman Offensive.
(d) The Battle of Sarikamish.

2. During his childhood subway train rides to "the city," what told the author that he was on his last leg home?
(a) The East River.
(b) The Brooklyn-Clark Station.
(c) The east and west side express lane junctions.
(d) The Borough Hall Station.

3. Where did the civics teacher stand during the tests he gave?
(a) Behind his desk.
(b) In the middle of the classroom.
(c) Outside the door.
(d) At the back of the classroom.

4. When was the Sabbath extra special for the author?
(a) When his cousin had friends over for dinner.
(b) When he was too sick to go to the synagogue.
(c) When his mother was too sick to go to the synagogue.
(d) When his mother made his favorite dish of chicken and dumpling soup.

5. What did the Jews of Brownsville think of someone "going their own way" or not following tradition?
(a) It wasn't done.
(b) It was unthinkable.
(c) It was courageous.
(d) It was radical.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the big Italians sell and during what time?

2. What was the author's favorite school experience?

3. What did Mrs. E do when she abandoned her housework for a half hour every morning?

4. The author preferred the movie house over the synagogue, why did he favor the movie house?

5. What trait did the author's mother posses that she was most ashamed of?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are some of the memories the author has about his place of worship?

2. Twice a year, the author's mother would mourn her parent's deaths. What other significance did his mother's mourning hold for the author?

3. During the day the author's home was different than others. How was it different?

4. How has the author's childhood neighborhood not changed?

5. How does the author describe the second street he remembers and what is it's name?

6. Describe what happened at the drugstore after the author's childhood therapy session.

7. In what ways did the kitchen hold the author's mother's character?

8. What time of day was the loneliest for the author's mother and why? What brought her out of her loneliness?

9. What are the author's favorite memories from the first street in pages 'From the Subway to the Synagogue',?

10. Why does the author specifically remember the second street in 'From the Subway to the Synagogue'?

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