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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. What was the author's favorite delight in all seasons?
(a) Caramels from the candy store.
(b) Popcorn from the Coney Island dives.
(c) Roasted apples from the Jewish vendor.
(d) Food from the delicatessen.

2. When the author discovers a new development in a familiar part of town, he had a particular feeling toward seeing the development. What was the feeling he had?
(a) Dismay.
(b) Anger.
(c) Fear.
(d) Joy.

3. What nickname does the author give the second street?
(a) The "show street."
(b) The "slow street."
(c) The "sweet street."
(d) The "short street."

4. What kind of books did the author go to his cousin's room to read?
(a) Books on how to date women.
(b) Books on government.
(c) English books.
(d) Yiddish books.

5. 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 courageous.
(c) It was radical.
(d) It was unthinkable.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did the author feel about the women who sat around his dinner table on Friday nights?

2. Where did the author run away from his father?

3. Who was Mrs. B said to have physical relations with?

4. What description does the author give Belmont Avenue?

5. What was the author's favorite school experience?

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