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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Block and Beyond, p. 77 - 109.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What kind of dresses did Mrs. B wear?
(a) Ankle length flowery dresses.
(b) Plain, old fashioned dressses.
(c) Billowing chiffon dresses.
(d) Stiff Nun's habits.

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

3. What did the author think about museums and parks?
(a) They were intriguing.
(b) They were a way to escape Brownsville.
(c) They were the highlight of his childhood.
(d) They were painful.

4. What belief about Jews did the author grow up with?
(a) That they were destined to be bankers.
(b) That they were destined to be propertyless workers.
(c) That they were destined to marry only out of duty.
(d) That they were destined to be leaders of the country.

5. Where did the author run away from his father?
(a) Prospect Park.
(b) Atlantic Avenue.
(c) The Abraham and Straus Store.
(d) Grand Army Plaza.

Short Answer Questions

1. On Fifth Avenue, the author found something he was surprised by. What was it?

2. Was the author good at handball?

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

4. What still lines Belmont Avenue that was there during the author's childhood?

5. Which of the stations is the author's favorite?

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