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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. The author's childhood school is still standing in the neighborhood, how does the school feel to the author?
(a) Cold and damp.
(b) Like a hospital.
(c) Like home.
(d) Like a castle.

2. Where did the author think he lived as a child?
(a) The most lonely place in the world.
(b) The best place a child could grow up.
(c) The place most suited to his family.
(d) The end of the world.

3. What country did the civics teacher come from?
(a) Germany.
(b) Ireland.
(c) England.
(d) Poland.

4. The author preferred the movie house over the synagogue, why did he favor the movie house?
(a) He could escape his parents there.
(b) There was nothing there to remind him of Brownsville.
(c) They sold popcorn and other wonderful treats.
(d) It was cool there during the summer, it was the only place that stayed cool.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What was the author's favorite school experience?

3. When did the author feel the only time his favorite food could be eaten in "good conscience"?

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

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

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