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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 still lines Belmont Avenue that was there during the author's childhood?
(a) Pushcarts.
(b) Pots of flowers.
(c) Sewage.
(d) Garbage.

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

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

4. Who is it the author always sees first when he enters Brownsville?
(a) The Negroes.
(b) The old women.
(c) The children.
(d) The subway guard.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. The author preferred the movie house over the synagogue, why did he favor the movie house?

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

4. During his childhood subway train rides to "the city," what told the author that he was on his last leg home?

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

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