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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 physical trait was the author most embarrassed by during his early school years?
(a) His birthmark.
(b) His limp.
(c) His stammer.
(d) His religion.

2. What nickname did the author's father give him?
(a) Yankel.
(b) Kaddish.
(c) Heshie.
(d) Lazer.

3. When the narrative begins, how many years has it been since the author left to live in "the city?"
(a) Thirteen Years.
(b) Three Years.
(c) Ten Years.
(d) Five Years.

4. 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."

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does the author step off the train when he first enters Brownsville?

2. How did the author secretly think of the synagogue?

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

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

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

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