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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 did the author do every time he walked into the civics teachers classroom?
(a) Made a bee-line for his seat.
(b) Looked for the girl with the red hair.
(c) Looked for his name on the blue chart.
(d) Made sure there wasn't "pop quiz" written on the board.

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

3. Did the author feel he could openly discuss his feelings about God?
(a) No.
(b) He felt he could only discuss them with his friends from school.
(c) Yes.
(d) He only felt he could express them to his parents.

4. In front of what building did the author's father meet every Saturday morning?
(a) The coffee shop.
(b) The Municipal Bank.
(c) The delicatessen.
(d) The hardware store.

5. To the author's mother, what was the gateway to romance?
(a) Fashion.
(b) Religion.
(c) Riches.
(d) Status.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the author's mother do out of loneliness every evening?

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

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

4. How did the author describe the Episcopalian church in the neighborhood?

5. Did the author's mother believe her son's generation would succeed?

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