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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 greatest mystery about the Soloveys?
(a) Why they moved so much.
(b) Why they were living in Brownsville.
(c) Where they were originally from.
(d) What they fought over.

2. Who did the author feel could intercede with God for him?
(a) His mother.
(b) His Rabbi.
(c) The Biblical Deborah.
(d) His father.

3. What hadn't the author learned yet when he had the discussion in a foreign language with Mrs. Solovey?
(a) Reular verbs.
(b) Equatives.
(c) Conjugated verbs.
(d) Irregular verbs.

4. When the author was a young man, who did he think about after he turned the light out at night?
(a) Mrs. Rylot.
(b) The Polish Broads.
(c) Mrs. Solovey.
(d) Blumka.

5. What did the author's mother do to remember her parent's deaths?
(a) She lit the mourning candle twice a year.
(b) She went dancing, her parents favorite thing to do together.
(c) She went to the cemetary where they were buried and laid flowers at their graves.
(d) She sat around and told stories of her parents to her friends.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What happened to Mr. Solovey's business?

3. What was the Rabbi reluctant to do at Mrs. Solovey's funeral?

4. Who did the author say it was good to be back among?

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

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