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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. Where did the author first head when playing follow the leader?
(a) The school yard.
(b) The drugstore.
(c) The quarry.
(d) The junkyard.

2. Why did the author keep going back to the barber shop?
(a) To look at two pictures from the first world war.
(b) To take lessons from the barber.
(c) To hear the latest political discussions.
(d) To read the newspapers from New York.

3. What did the author do every time he walked into the civics teachers classroom?
(a) Made sure there wasn't "pop quiz" written on the board.
(b) Looked for his name on the blue chart.
(c) Made a bee-line for his seat.
(d) Looked for the girl with the red hair.

4. What word does the author use to describe many of the places in Pages 77-109?
(a) Alien.
(b) Beyond.
(c) Home.
(d) Lonely.

5. What is the name and nickname of the third street the author mentions in Part 1, pages 30-47?
(a) Hampton Street, the playground.
(b) Roosevelt Avenue, the wealthy street.
(c) Broadview Avenue, the lonely street.
(d) Chester Street, the way home.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the second road the author mentions?

2. What was the author listening to when he last saw his childhood kitchen?

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

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

5. What did the fat brother that owned the barber shop put through the delicatessen window?

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