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

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

3. Where did the author think he lived as a child?
(a) The most lonely place in the world.
(b) The place most suited to his family.
(c) The best place a child could grow up.
(d) The end of the world.

4. 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) Roosevelt Avenue, the wealthy street.
(c) Broadview Avenue, the lonely street.
(d) Chester Street, the way home.

5. How did the author feel about being confirmed?
(a) He did it out of peer pressure.
(b) He did it for the gifts.
(c) He was positive it was what he wanted to do.
(d) He did it for his mother and out of tradition.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who could the author hear crying in the streets at night as a child?

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

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

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

5. What feelings does the author experience when he gets off the train?

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