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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. Where does the author step off the train when he first enters Brownsville?
(a) Rockaway Avenue.
(b) Main Street.
(c) Broadview Avenue.
(d) 35th Street.

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

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

4. What did the children buy from the Syrian vendors?
(a) Halvah.
(b) Yaknit al-kama.
(c) Couscous.
(d) Manoushah.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How did the author feel about his Hebrew classes?

2. What country did the civics teacher come from?

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

4. What is the era in which the author's childhood took place?

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

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