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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. How did the author try to show his parents he loved them?
(a) He played his violin for them.
(b) He succeeded in school.
(c) He hugged them.
(d) He tried to get an after school job.

2. What did the author ride from the east side?
(a) The subway.
(b) A taxi.
(c) The trolley.
(d) The ferry.

3. How did the author feel about being confirmed?
(a) He did it for the gifts.
(b) He did it out of peer pressure.
(c) He did it for his mother and out of tradition.
(d) He was positive it was what he wanted to do.

4. In what battle did the brother of the author's cousin go missing?
(a) The Battle of Sarikamish.
(b) The Battle of Tannenberg.
(c) The Bergman Offensive.
(d) The Second Battle of Oituz.

5. What did Mrs. E do when she abandoned her housework for a half hour every morning?
(a) She listened to her "shows" on the radio.
(b) She sat in the vegetarian restaurant.
(c) She gossiped with the neighborhood ladies.
(d) She weeded her small flower garden.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of coat did Mr. Solovey wear?

2. What did the fat brother that owned the barber shop put through the delicatessen window?

3. What hadn't the author learned yet when he had the discussion in a foreign language with Mrs. Solovey?

4. How did the author secretly think of the synagogue?

5. What instrument did the author play as a child?

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