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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. What happened to Mr. Solovey's business?
(a) It went bankrupt.
(b) It was robbed.
(c) It was bought by a chain.
(d) It burned down.

2. What language was commonly used in the author's neighborhood?
(a) Russian.
(b) Polish.
(c) Yiddish.
(d) Hebrew.

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

4. What countries had the Solovey's lived in?
(a) Italy, France and Scotland.
(b) France, Italy and Ireland.
(c) Palestine, England and Africa.
(d) Palestine, France and Italy.

5. What did Mrs. Solovey's coffin look like?
(a) It was ornately carved.
(b) It was wrapped in a Star of David flag.
(c) It was black and plain.
(d) It was a plain wooden box.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the author afraid of?

2. What did Mr. Solovey wear that was unusual to the author?

3. Where was city land all around Brownsville? What were those pieces of land used for?

4. What is seltzer to the poor Jews?

5. Where did the author stop his nightly runs around the block during summertime?

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