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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 street always smell faintly of?
(a) Freshly baked bread.
(b) The sewage from the squatter's lot.
(c) The garbage left on the curb.
(d) The candy from the wholesaler's windows.

2. What did the older neighbor boys do when they came home from work?
(a) Released pigeons.
(b) Go out for a drink.
(c) Play instruments out on the street.
(d) Call on the author's cousin.

3. What was the author's favorite school experience?
(a) Walking past the girls' bathroom.
(b) Visiting the assembly hall.
(c) His weekly visits with the speech pathologist.
(d) Saying the pledge of allegiance daily.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is it the author always sees first when he enters Brownsville?

2. What was all work measured by in the author's childhood home?

3. How did the author feel about his Hebrew classes?

4. What is seltzer to the poor Jews?

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

(see the answer key)

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