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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. What did the Jewish vendors sell roasted potatoes, baked apples and knishes from?
(a) A tin stove.
(b) A black oil barrel.
(c) A shiny metal cart.
(d) A wood cart.

2. Who inspired the teaching style and curriculum of the author's civics teacher?
(a) Franklin Delano Roosevelt.
(b) Calvin Coolidge.
(c) Herbert Hoover.
(d) Theodore Roosevelt.

3. What has replaced an entire block of drugstores and candy shops in the neighborhood?
(a) Second-hand furniture shops.
(b) Department stores.
(c) Factories.
(d) Restaurants.

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

5. What was the first restaurant the author ever sat in?
(a) The "Coffee Pot."
(b) "Adina's Cafe."
(c) "The Corner Bakery."
(d) "Elliott's Deli."

Short Answer Questions

1. What profession was the author's mother?

2. What did the author hide under his coat on the way home Passover week?

3. What did the author think about museums and parks?

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

5. What did the older neighbor boys do when they came home from work?

(see the answer key)

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