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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. The author's childhood school is still standing in the neighborhood, how does the school feel to the author?
(a) Like a hospital.
(b) Cold and damp.
(c) Like a castle.
(d) Like home.

2. The author didn't associate his school years with learning, what did he associate them with?
(a) Chasing the girls in the school yard.
(b) Proving the teachers wrong.
(c) Avoiding the bullies who tortured him daily.
(d) Building good character.

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

4. Where did the author run away from his father?
(a) Grand Army Plaza.
(b) Atlantic Avenue.
(c) The Abraham and Straus Store.
(d) Prospect Park.

5. When the author discovers a new development in a familiar part of town, he had a particular feeling toward seeing the development. What was the feeling he had?
(a) Anger.
(b) Joy.
(c) Fear.
(d) Dismay.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. 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?

3. Who is it the author always sees first when he enters Brownsville?

4. What were the author's lasting feelings about his school years?

5. What is seltzer to the poor Jews?

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