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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Block and Beyond, p. 109 - 131.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What nickname does the author give the second street?
(a) The "short street."
(b) The "slow street."
(c) The "show street."
(d) The "sweet street."

2. What political way of thinking did the author's parents practice?
(a) Marxism.
(b) Democracy.
(c) Republican.
(d) Socialism.

3. What was the author's favorite delight in all seasons?
(a) Caramels from the candy store.
(b) Roasted apples from the Jewish vendor.
(c) Popcorn from the Coney Island dives.
(d) Food from the delicatessen.

4. Where does the author believe only truly free people are from?
(a) Russia.
(b) New York City.
(c) England.
(d) Poland.

5. What drove the author's mother to work so hard?
(a) Loneliness.
(b) They needed the money.
(c) Duty to her husband.
(d) She felt the women in the neighborhood needed her.

Short Answer Questions

1. What made Mrs. Solovey leave the author's house?

2. What still lines Belmont Avenue that was there during the author's childhood?

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

4. What did the Jews of Brownsville think of someone "going their own way" or not following tradition?

5. What did the author's family regularly do after their Friday night discussions?

(see the answer key)

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