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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. The author stopped at the neighborhood drugstore to have lunch one day. While eating his sandwich, some of it fell into a pile of dust. How did this make the author feel?
(a) Abandoned by the world.
(b) Happy, as the sandwich had a hair in it.
(c) Shameful for wasting food.
(d) Judged by those who saw him have the accident.

2. What did the big Italians sell and during what time?
(a) Roasted nuts during the winter.
(b) Baked apples during the fall.
(c) Yogurt during the spring.
(d) Watermelons during the summer.

3. The author's childhood school is still standing in the neighborhood, how does the school feel to the author?
(a) Like a hospital.
(b) Cold and damp.
(c) Like a castle.
(d) Like home.

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

5. What were the author's lasting feelings about his school years?
(a) A hopeful feeling of accomplishment.
(b) A feeling of success.
(c) A feeling of inadequacy.
(d) A lifelong sense of being judged.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did the author's parents feel of his generation?

2. What association did the New York World hold for the author?

3. When was the Sabbath extra special for the author?

4. What was the author's favorite delight in all seasons?

5. What was marriage to the author's parents?

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