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

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

3. What did the fat brother that owned the barber shop put through the delicatessen window?
(a) The skinny brother.
(b) A barrel.
(c) A customer.
(d) A motorcycle.

4. What time frame did the author always imagine himself walking through New York in?
(a) The 1900's.
(b) The 1850's.
(c) The 1890's.
(d) The 1880's.

5. What was the author's favorite school experience?
(a) Visiting the assembly hall.
(b) Walking past the girls' bathroom.
(c) His weekly visits with the speech pathologist.
(d) Saying the pledge of allegiance daily.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the Jews of Brownsville think of someone "going their own way" or not following tradition?

2. What still lines Belmont Avenue that was there during the author's childhood?

3. How did the author try to show his parents he loved them?

4. On Fifth Avenue, the author found something he was surprised by. What was it?

5. What did the children buy from the small Italians?

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