A Walker in the City Test | Final Test - Medium

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A Walker in the City Test | Final Test - Medium

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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. Why did the author run?
(a) To escape his block.
(b) To train for handball.
(c) To escape the junkyard dogs.
(d) To be the first to play follow the leader.

2. What was the greatest mystery about the Soloveys?
(a) Why they moved so much.
(b) Where they were originally from.
(c) What they fought over.
(d) Why they were living in Brownsville.

3. Where did Mrs. Solovey grow up?
(a) Braila.
(b) Odessa.
(c) Kiev.
(d) Nikolayev.

4. What happened to Mr. Solovey's business?
(a) It burned down.
(b) It was bought by a chain.
(c) It was robbed.
(d) It went bankrupt.

5. Who did the shacks on Livonia Avenue start filling up with during the depression?
(a) Negroes.
(b) Jobless union workers.
(c) Irish immigrants.
(d) Communists.

Short Answer Questions

1. Mr. and Mrs. Solovey had children, what were their children?

2. Who were the author's friends?

3. What street was the author's house on?

4. Where were the communist headquarters?

5. Was the author good at handball?

Short Essay Questions

1. There were many things the author liked about David's home. What was the one thing that truly made the house stand out to him?

2. What is so significant about the author not being able to find his mother during the funeral service for Mrs. Solovey?

3. Mr. Solovey wasn't the most likable person in the neighborhood. What didn't people like about him?

4. The author was given a book and the giver was surprised. Why was she surprised?

5. When Mrs. Solovey makes a visit to the author's home, she engages the author in conversation but soon becomes frustrated. Why does she become frustrated?

6. Mrs. Solovey commits suicide late in this section and it shocks the neighborhood. Describe what emotions the neighborhood go through towards the Soloveys.

7. What did the author write his final high school paper on?

8. What did the author spend much of his time doing when he wasn't reading or in school?

9. What are the author's main means of escape in this section?

10. The author met two boys who were part of the Socialist group, David and Isrolik. What was it about these boys that the author enjoyed?

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