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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 is the era in which the author's childhood took place?
(a) The 1920's.
(b) World War One.
(c) World War Two.
(d) The Great Depression.

2. How did the author's parents feel of his generation?
(a) They were foolish.
(b) They were free.
(c) They were careless.
(d) They were too frivolous.

3. How did the author describe the Episcopalian church in the neighborhood?
(a) Daunting.
(b) Quite plain.
(c) Romantic and ethereal.
(d) Rundown.

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

5. What political way of thinking did the author's parents practice?
(a) Republican.
(b) Socialism.
(c) Democracy.
(d) Marxism.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did the Jews greet the Sabbath?

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

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

4. In Brownsville, what room of the house was the largest and most important?

5. What did the three dressmakers and the author's mother speak of that made the author upset?

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