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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. Where does the author step off the train when he first enters Brownsville?
(a) Rockaway Avenue.
(b) Broadview Avenue.
(c) Main Street.
(d) 35th Street.

2. Who inspired the teaching style and curriculum of the author's civics teacher?
(a) Theodore Roosevelt.
(b) Franklin Delano Roosevelt.
(c) Calvin Coolidge.
(d) Herbert Hoover.

3. Where did the civics teacher stand during the tests he gave?
(a) Behind his desk.
(b) Outside the door.
(c) At the back of the classroom.
(d) In the middle of the classroom.

4. What did the author always have in his hands when he was waiting fort the girl by the junkyard?
(a) His baseball mitt.
(b) His lucky penny.
(c) His little red books.
(d) His prayer book.

5. What was the author's favorite school experience?
(a) Saying the pledge of allegiance.
(b) His weekly visits with the speech pathologist.
(c) Walking past the girls' bathroom.
(d) Visiting the assembly hall.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did the author describe the Episcopalian church in the neighborhood?

2. The author didn't associate his school years with learning, what did he associate them with?

3. What can the author see in every ground floor kitchen window?

4. What did the team receive if they won the competition between the "Army Navy" tests the civics teacher gave?

5. Where did the author run away from his father?

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