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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. 30 - 47.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name and nickname of the third street the author mentions in Part 1, pages 30-47?
(a) Hampton Street, the playground.
(b) Broadview Avenue, the lonely street.
(c) Chester Street, the way home.
(d) Roosevelt Avenue, the wealthy street.

2. What nickname does the author give the second street?
(a) The "sweet street."
(b) The "slow street."
(c) The "show street."
(d) The "short street."

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

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

5. What did the street always smell faintly of?
(a) The candy from the wholesaler's windows.
(b) The sewage from the squatter's lot.
(c) The garbage left on the curb.
(d) Freshly baked bread.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the big Italians sell and during what time?

2. What description does the author give Belmont Avenue?

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

4. What instrument did the author play as a child?

5. What still lines Belmont Avenue that was there during the author's childhood?

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