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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 emotion does the author speak of in great length in Section 3?
(a) Joy.
(b) Fear.
(c) Love.
(d) Pain.

2. What was the first restaurant the author ever sat in?
(a) "Adina's Cafe."
(b) "The Corner Bakery."
(c) "Elliott's Deli."
(d) The "Coffee Pot."

3. What feelings does the author experience when he gets off the train?
(a) No feelings at all.
(b) Rage, dread and unexpected tenderness.
(c) Hope, lightheartedness and joy.
(d) Fear, loathing, and disgust.

4. What still lines Belmont Avenue that was there during the author's childhood?
(a) Garbage.
(b) Pushcarts.
(c) Sewage.
(d) Pots of flowers.

5. When the author played handball, was it for fun?
(a) When he practiced, it was for fun. When he played, it was for money.
(b) Yes.
(c) He felt it was fun because he felt like he could escape when he played.
(d) No.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where was city land all around Brownsville? What were those pieces of land used for?

2. What were the author's lasting feelings about his school years?

3. What is the era in which the author's childhood took place?

4. During his childhood subway train rides to "the city," what told the author that he was on his last leg home?

5. What description does the author give Belmont Avenue?

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