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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. To the author's mother, what was the gateway to romance?
(a) Riches.
(b) Fashion.
(c) Religion.
(d) Status.

2. Where did the author think he lived as a child?
(a) The most lonely place in the world.
(b) The end of the world.
(c) The best place a child could grow up.
(d) The place most suited to his family.

3. What time of day is the mind's "grazing time?"
(a) Dinner time.
(b) Bedtime.
(c) Twilight.
(d) The time between dinner and bedtime in which only relaxing was done.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What did the children buy from the small Italians?

3. What could you see someone doing into the late hours of dusk in Brownsville?

4. How did the author feel about being confirmed?

5. What did the big Italians sell and during what time?

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