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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. Where was city land all around Brownsville? What were those pieces of land used for?
(a) Cutting and storing tombstones.
(b) The neighborhood garden.
(c) A plot of land for squatters to camp.
(d) The neighborhood waste site.

2. When the narrative begins, how many years has it been since the author left to live in "the city?"
(a) Ten Years.
(b) Three Years.
(c) Thirteen Years.
(d) Five Years.

3. What was the author listening to when he last saw his childhood kitchen?
(a) The announcement of Dwight D. Eisenhower's election as president.
(b) The sound of children happily playing in the streets before suppertime.
(c) His parents fight over money.
(d) The first Sabbath services from Belsen concentration camp.

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

5. Who did the author feel could intercede with God for him?
(a) The Biblical Deborah.
(b) His mother.
(c) His father.
(d) His Rabbi.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Who did the author's father meet?

4. What did the author's family regularly do after their Friday night discussions?

5. What did the author always have in his hands when he was waiting fort the girl by the junkyard?

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