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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1, From the Subway to the Synagogue, p. 30 - 47.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What were the author's lasting feelings about his school years?
(a) A feeling of inadequacy.
(b) A lifelong sense of being judged.
(c) A feeling of success.
(d) A hopeful feeling of accomplishment.

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

3. When did the author feel the only time his favorite food could be eaten in "good conscience"?
(a) After he finished playing stickball.
(b) Saturday night.
(c) Friday night.
(d) On his way home from school.

4. How did the author describe the Episcopalian church in the neighborhood?
(a) Quite plain.
(b) Romantic and ethereal.
(c) Rundown.
(d) Daunting.

5. How did the author secretly think of the synagogue?
(a) It was a happy place.
(b) As a mean place.
(c) He thought it was haunted.
(d) He felt more comfortable there than he did at school.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the big Italians sell and during what time?

2. What did the children buy from the small Italians?

3. Who is it the author always sees first when he enters Brownsville?

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

5. What did the women of Brownsville force their children to do?

(see the answer key)

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