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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. How did the Jews greet the Sabbath?
(a) "As a bride."
(b) "As a newborn babe."
(c) "As a ghost."
(d) "As a groom."

2. What was marriage to the author's parents?
(a) A life sentence.
(b) More joyous than words could express.
(c) A whirlwind of emotions.
(d) An institution.

3. How did the author feel about being confirmed?
(a) He did it out of peer pressure.
(b) He was positive it was what he wanted to do.
(c) He did it for the gifts.
(d) He did it for his mother and out of tradition.

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

5. How did Mrs. Solovey commit suicide?
(a) She jumped in front of the El train at Rockaway Station.
(b) She sealed the doors and windows and let the gas stove run.
(c) She jumped from the fire escape.
(d) She jumped of the Brooklyn Bridge and drowned in the East River.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where was the author's father offered a homestead while he was working for the Union Pacific Railway?

3. What did the Jewish vendors sell roasted potatoes, baked apples and knishes from?

4. What was the author afraid of?

5. How did the author feel about the women who sat around his dinner table on Friday nights?

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