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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Block and Beyond, p. 77 - 109.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was Mrs. B said to have physical relations with?
(a) The physical education teacher.
(b) The math teacher.
(c) The principal.
(d) The English teacher.

2. On Fifth Avenue, the author found something he was surprised by. What was it?
(a) A painting of a nude woman.
(b) A painting of his mother.
(c) A painting of his grandparents.
(d) A painting of his home country.

3. What is the era in which the author's childhood took place?
(a) The Great Depression.
(b) The 1920's.
(c) World War One.
(d) World War Two.

4. What is the name and nickname of the third street the author mentions in Part 1, pages 30-47?
(a) Broadview Avenue, the lonely street.
(b) Hampton Street, the playground.
(c) Chester Street, the way home.
(d) Roosevelt Avenue, the wealthy street.

5. What time of day is the mind's "grazing time?"
(a) Twilight.
(b) Bedtime.
(c) Dinner time.
(d) The time between dinner and bedtime in which only relaxing was done.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What did the street always smell faintly of?

3. What did the author's mother do out of loneliness every evening?

4. What did the fat brother that owned the barber shop put through the delicatessen window?

5. When the author discovers a new development in a familiar part of town, he had a particular feeling toward seeing the development. What was the feeling he had?

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