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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Kitchen, p. 51 - 73.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did the author feel when he walked into his synagogue?
(a) Alien.
(b) At home.
(c) Sad.
(d) Numb.

2. What did the team receive if they won the competition between the "Army Navy" tests the civics teacher gave?
(a) A gold star.
(b) A free pass to the bathroom.
(c) An automatic passing grade on a test.
(d) A blue star.

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

4. What kind of dresses did Mrs. B wear?
(a) Billowing chiffon dresses.
(b) Ankle length flowery dresses.
(c) Stiff Nun's habits.
(d) Plain, old fashioned dressses.

5. What trait did the author's mother posses that she was most ashamed of?
(a) She was superstitious.
(b) She had a large scar on her hand.
(c) She had a limp on her right side.
(d) She couldn't speak English.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the children buy from the Syrian vendors?

2. When the narrative begins, how many years has it been since the author left to live in "the city?"

3. Where did the civics teacher stand during the tests he gave?

4. What is the name and nickname of the third street the author mentions in Part 1, pages 30-47?

5. What kind of books did the author go to his cousin's room to read?

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