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

2. The author's childhood school is still standing in the neighborhood, how does the school feel to the author?
(a) Like a hospital.
(b) Like a castle.
(c) Like home.
(d) Cold and damp.

3. Who could the author hear crying in the streets at night as a child?
(a) The man who had just lost his wife.
(b) The neighborhood cats.
(c) The woman down the street who's cat ran away.
(d) The evicted tenants of the neighborhood.

4. What did Mrs. E do when she abandoned her housework for a half hour every morning?
(a) She gossiped with the neighborhood ladies.
(b) She weeded her small flower garden.
(c) She listened to her "shows" on the radio.
(d) She sat in the vegetarian restaurant.

5. What description does the author give Belmont Avenue?
(a) The "loudest street in Brownsville."
(b) The "loneliest street in Brownsville."
(c) The "brightest street in Brownsville."
(d) The "merriest street in Brownsville."

Short Answer Questions

1. What nickname does the author give the second street?

2. What did the Jewish vendors sell roasted potatoes, baked apples and knishes from?

3. What physical trait was the author most embarrassed by during his early school years?

4. In front of what building did the author's father meet every Saturday morning?

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

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