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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. When was the author's "great moment" of the Sabbath?
(a) When his father came home.
(b) When it was over.
(c) When his mother placed the challah on the table.
(d) When the prayers were being said.

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

3. The author likened his parents and himself to something rather simple. What did he liken them to?
(a) Kindling.
(b) A fence post.
(c) A ladle.
(d) A soup pot.

4. What physical trait was the author most embarrassed by during his early school years?
(a) His birthmark.
(b) His stammer.
(c) His religion.
(d) His limp.

5. Who was the neighbor girl dating that her mother was ashamed of?
(a) An Irish boy.
(b) A Negro boy.
(c) An Italian boy.
(d) A French boy.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name and nickname of the third street the author mentions in Part 1, pages 30-47?

2. What can the author see in every ground floor kitchen window?

3. Why did the author believe the neighborhood madwoman stood on their stoop so long?

4. What did the boy do to win over the neighbor girl's mother?

5. What did the author always have in his hands when he was waiting fort the girl by the junkyard?

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