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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What emotion did the author feel when he was working during his sixteenth summer?
2. What had the author's final paper been about?
3. Why did the author play the violin for the barber?
4. Where was the turn off to "all things good" the author's sixteenth summer?
5. What book did Isrolik carry around with him?
Short Essay Questions
1. What are the author's main means of escape in this section?
2. Why is the idea of "beyond' so important to the author?
3. What did the author do after the other boys had gone inside and why?
4. What led the author to fantasize about Mrs. Solovey every night before bed?
5. What did the second hand furniture shops remind the author of?
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. The author gave Mrs. Solovey an alternative name -- what was the name and why did he give it to her?
8. The author read from his prayer book every morning. What were his feelings and experiences?
9. 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?
10. Mr. Solovey wasn't the most likable person in the neighborhood. What didn't people like about him?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
During the summer of his 16th year, the author joins a group with Socialist ties. What does the author feel his connection to the Socialist group is? His parents were of the Socialist influence, was that his draw to the party or did he truly believe the party would make what was wrong in his world right?
Essay Topic 2
The author felt the most joy in a place where he felt the most uncomfortable. Explore the idea of the author's constant struggle with feeling like an outsider or an alien.
Essay Topic 3
During the Jewish Sabbath worship, the author's family did something that was unorthodox. What was that practice and what was it's impact on the family? Explain the emotions and expressions the author's family had.
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