A Walker in the City Quiz

Alfred Kazin

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Questions 1-5 of 25:

1.

Why did the author run? (from The Block and Beyond, p. 77 - 109)

To escape the junkyard dogs.

To escape his block.

To train for handball.

To be the first to play follow the leader.

2.

What association did the New York World hold for the author? (from The Kitchen, p. 51 - 73)

The Brooklyn Bridge.

The Empire State building.

The subway.

The Sears Tower.

3.

What did the boy do to win over the neighbor girl's mother? (from The Block and Beyond, p. 77 - 109)

Pay her bills.

Offer to become a Jew.

Cook her dinner.

Fix her leaky pipes.

4.

How did the author's parents feel of his generation? (from The Kitchen, p. 51 - 73)

They were free.

They were too frivolous.

They were careless.

They were foolish.

5.

What did the author experience when reading the words of the little blue book? (from Summer: The Way to Highland Park, p. 135 - 176)

The turn of every page was a labored effort.

He had an moment of enlightenment.

His felt his soul die. He felt too much guilt.

Words so descriptive he could sense what was happening in the book.

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