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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 call "The Chicken Lady?"
(a) Mrs. Deutscher.
(b) Mrs. Klein.
(c) Mrs. Baruch.
(d) Mrs. Rosenthal.

2. Was Mr. Solovey a friendly man?
(a) He was friendly when he was in the drugstore.
(b) Yes.
(c) No.
(d) He was friendly when he wasn't in the drugstore.

3. The author stopped at the neighborhood drugstore to have lunch one day. While eating his sandwich, some of it fell into a pile of dust. How did this make the author feel?
(a) Abandoned by the world.
(b) Happy, as the sandwich had a hair in it.
(c) Judged by those who saw him have the accident.
(d) Shameful for wasting food.

4. Why did the author believe the neighborhood madwoman stood on their stoop so long?
(a) Because she knew he liked to watch her.
(b) Because the only person she could relate with was his mother.
(c) Because she knew she would get more to put in her cart the longer she stayed.
(d) Because she would forget where to go after his house.

5. Where did the author stop his nightly runs around the block during summertime?
(a) The Soloveys.
(b) The Rylots.
(c) The candy store.
(d) The drugstore.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the author spend his school days staring at in fear and anxiety?

2. What did the author's family regularly do after their Friday night discussions?

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

4. In Brownsville, what room of the house was the largest and most important?

5. Who did the author feel could intercede with God for him?

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