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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1, From the Subway to the Synagogue, p. 1 - 30..

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What were the author's lasting feelings about his school years?
(a) A hopeful feeling of accomplishment.
(b) A lifelong sense of being judged.
(c) A feeling of inadequacy.
(d) A feeling of success.

2. What instrument did the author play as a child?
(a) The clarinet.
(b) The violin.
(c) The piano.
(d) The trumpet.

3. What country did the civics teacher come from?
(a) Poland.
(b) Germany.
(c) England.
(d) Ireland.

4. What did the author spend his school days staring at in fear and anxiety?
(a) The ruler that was used to punish the students that hung on the wall.
(b) The clock.
(c) The boy in the second row who would tease him during lunch.
(d) A notebook that sat on the teachers desk.

5. What did the author do every time he walked into the civics teachers classroom?
(a) Made sure there wasn't "pop quiz" written on the board.
(b) Looked for the girl with the red hair.
(c) Made a bee-line for his seat.
(d) Looked for his name on the blue chart.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the era in which the author's childhood took place?

2. Where did the author think he lived as a child?

3. Who was Mrs. B said to have physical relations with?

4. What kind of dresses did Mrs. B wear?

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

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