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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 about the women who sat around his dinner table on Friday nights?
(a) He was infatuated with one of them so he would listen in rapture to them.
(b) They were they joy in the home.
(c) They were too noisy and would escape the house.
(d) He got lost in their conversations but still sat there and listened.

2. At what age are Jewish boys "confirmed?"
(a) Twelve.
(b) Eighteen.
(c) Thirteen.
(d) Fifteen.

3. Where does the author step off the train when he first enters Brownsville?
(a) 35th Street.
(b) Main Street.
(c) Rockaway Avenue.
(d) Broadview Avenue.

4. What did the Jews of Brownsville think of someone "going their own way" or not following tradition?
(a) It wasn't done.
(b) It was radical.
(c) It was courageous.
(d) It was unthinkable.

5. 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 little red books.
(c) His baseball mitt.
(d) His lucky penny.

Short Answer Questions

1. What would the author skip pages of his favorite book to read?

2. What was the author listening to when he last saw his childhood kitchen?

3. What was the author's favorite delight in all seasons?

4. The author didn't associate his school years with learning, what did he associate them with?

5. What is the name of the second road the author mentions?

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