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

2. During his childhood subway train rides to "the city," what told the author that he was on his last leg home?
(a) The east and west side express lane junctions.
(b) The Borough Hall Station.
(c) The Brooklyn-Clark Station.
(d) The East River.

3. What instrument did the author play as a child?
(a) The piano.
(b) The trumpet.
(c) The clarinet.
(d) The violin.

4. 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?
(a) Anger.
(b) Joy.
(c) Fear.
(d) Dismay.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is the name of the second road the author mentions?

3. What belief about Jews did the author grow up with?

4. How did the author describe the Episcopalian church in the neighborhood?

5. What description does the author give Belmont Avenue?

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