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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 was the name the author made up for Mrs. Solovey?
(a) Liz.
(b) Beth.
(c) Elizaveta.
(d) Elizabeth.

2. What emotion does the author speak of in great length in Section 3?
(a) Pain.
(b) Joy.
(c) Love.
(d) Fear.

3. What profession was the author's mother?
(a) A Dressmaker.
(b) A Maid.
(c) A Cobbler.
(d) A Breadmaker.

4. At what age are Jewish boys "confirmed?"
(a) Thirteen.
(b) Fifteen.
(c) Twelve.
(d) Eighteen.

5. The author preferred the movie house over the synagogue, why did he favor the movie house?
(a) He could escape his parents there.
(b) It was cool there during the summer, it was the only place that stayed cool.
(c) They sold popcorn and other wonderful treats.
(d) There was nothing there to remind him of Brownsville.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the children buy from the small Italians?

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

3. When the author was a young man, who did he think about after he turned the light out at night?

4. What did the three dressmakers and the author's mother speak of that made the author upset?

5. How did the author feel when he walked into his synagogue?

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