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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. Was the author good at handball?
(a) He was the best in the neighborhood.
(b) No.
(c) The book doesn't clarify.
(d) Yes.

2. How did the author secretly think of the synagogue?
(a) He thought it was haunted.
(b) It was a happy place.
(c) He felt more comfortable there than he did at school.
(d) As a mean place.

3. When the author played handball, was it for fun?
(a) No.
(b) He felt it was fun because he felt like he could escape when he played.
(c) Yes.
(d) When he practiced, it was for fun. When he played, it was for money.

4. What political way of thinking did the author's parents practice?
(a) Republican.
(b) Socialism.
(c) Democracy.
(d) Marxism.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why did the author play the violin for the barber?

3. Why did the author daydream of Mrs. Solovey?

4. Who did the author say it was good to be back among?

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

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