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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 did the women of Brownsville force their children to do?
(a) Shop for dinner.
(b) Eat.
(c) Beat rugs on the stoop.
(d) Stay outside until dinner was ready.

2. When the narrative begins, how many years has it been since the author left to live in "the city?"
(a) Five Years.
(b) Ten Years.
(c) Three Years.
(d) Thirteen Years.

3. The author stopped at the neighborhood drugstore to have lunch one day. While eating his sandwich, some of it fell into a pile of dust. How did this make the author feel?
(a) Abandoned by the world.
(b) Shameful for wasting food.
(c) Judged by those who saw him have the accident.
(d) Happy, as the sandwich had a hair in it.

4. The author didn't associate his school years with learning, what did he associate them with?
(a) Chasing the girls in the school yard.
(b) Avoiding the bullies who tortured him daily.
(c) Building good character.
(d) Proving the teachers wrong.

5. In front of what building did the author's father meet every Saturday morning?
(a) The delicatessen.
(b) The hardware store.
(c) The Municipal Bank.
(d) The coffee shop.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the team receive if they won the competition between the "Army Navy" tests the civics teacher gave?

2. Who was Mrs. B said to have physical relations with?

3. 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?

4. What kind of dresses did Mrs. B wear?

5. What instrument did the author play as a child?

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