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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Block and Beyond, p. 109 - 131.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who did the author say it was good to be back among?
(a) The children playing handball on the street.
(b) The children playing stickball on on the block.
(c) His family.
(d) The women who shouted from the market.

2. Who did the author's father meet?
(a) Fellow freelance artists.
(b) Fellow freelance musicians.
(c) Fellow freelance painters.
(d) Fellow freelance writers.

3. To the author's mother, what was the gateway to romance?
(a) Status.
(b) Religion.
(c) Riches.
(d) Fashion.

4. What language does the author share with Mrs. Solovey?
(a) Hebrew.
(b) French.
(c) Polish.
(d) Russian.

5. Who did the author feel could intercede with God for him?
(a) The Biblical Deborah.
(b) His mother.
(c) His father.
(d) His Rabbi.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the Jewish vendors sell roasted potatoes, baked apples and knishes from?

2. Where did the civics teacher stand during the tests he gave?

3. What time of day is the mind's "grazing time?"

4. How did the author feel when he walked into his synagogue?

5. What were the author's lasting feelings about his school years?

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