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

2. What did Mrs. E do when she abandoned her housework for a half hour every morning?
(a) She sat in the vegetarian restaurant.
(b) She listened to her "shows" on the radio.
(c) She weeded her small flower garden.
(d) She gossiped with the neighborhood ladies.

3. 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 courageous.
(c) It was unthinkable.
(d) It was radical.

4. What is the name of the second road the author mentions?
(a) Broadway Street.
(b) Market Street.
(c) Pitkin Avenue.
(d) Hampton Avenue.

5. What was the Rabbi reluctant to do at Mrs. Solovey's funeral?
(a) Say the necessary prayers inside the synagogue.
(b) Allow her to be burried in the synagogues cemetary.
(c) Say the necessary prayers over her grave.
(d) Allow a viewing.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Mrs. Solovey grow up?

2. When did the author feel the only time his favorite food could be eaten in "good conscience"?

3. The author needed something urgent at the end of the chapter, The Block and Beyond, Pages 109-131. What did he need?

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

5. What time of day is the mind's "grazing time?"

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