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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. In Brownsville, what room of the house was the largest and most important?
(a) The bathroom.
(b) The entry hall.
(c) The living room.
(d) The kitchen.

2. What did the fat brother that owned the barber shop put through the delicatessen window?
(a) A motorcycle.
(b) A customer.
(c) A barrel.
(d) The skinny brother.

3. What did the author always have in his hands when he was waiting fort the girl by the junkyard?
(a) His prayer book.
(b) His baseball mitt.
(c) His little red books.
(d) His lucky penny.

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

5. What was the author's favorite school experience?
(a) Saying the pledge of allegiance daily.
(b) His weekly visits with the speech pathologist.
(c) Walking past the girls' bathroom.
(d) Visiting the assembly hall.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the author listening to when he last saw his childhood kitchen?

2. What drove the author's mother to work so hard?

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

4. What time of day is the mind's "grazing time?"

5. In what battle did the brother of the author's cousin go missing?

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