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

2. Where did Mrs. Solovey grow up?
(a) Braila.
(b) Kiev.
(c) Nikolayev.
(d) Odessa.

3. Did the author's mother believe her son's generation would succeed?
(a) Yes.
(b) No.
(c) She thought that if they didn't follow the traditions, they would fail.
(d) She felt that Socialism would lead everyone to succeed.

4. Who did the author say it was good to be back among?
(a) The children playing handball on the street.
(b) His family.
(c) The women who shouted from the market.
(d) The children playing stickball on on the block.

5. What happened to Mr. Solovey's business?
(a) It went bankrupt.
(b) It was bought by a chain.
(c) It was robbed.
(d) It burned down.

Short Answer Questions

1. Did the author feel he could openly discuss his feelings about God?

2. What was all work measured by in the author's childhood home?

3. How did the author feel about his Hebrew classes?

4. In front of what building did the author's father meet every Saturday morning?

5. What was marriage to the author's parents?

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