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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 could you see someone doing into the late hours of dusk in Brownsville?
(a) Boys playing handball.
(b) Someone stealing coal from the cellars.
(c) Someone sifting through garbage.
(d) Someone settling down in an empty alleyway for the night.

2. Why did the author run?
(a) To train for handball.
(b) To escape his block.
(c) To escape the junkyard dogs.
(d) To be the first to play follow the leader.

3. What did the children buy from the Syrian vendors?
(a) Couscous.
(b) Manoushah.
(c) Yaknit al-kama.
(d) Halvah.

4. Who did the author call "The Chicken Lady?"
(a) Mrs. Deutscher.
(b) Mrs. Rosenthal.
(c) Mrs. Klein.
(d) Mrs. Baruch.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the three dressmakers and the author's mother speak of that made the author upset?

2. When did the author feel the only time his favorite food could be eaten in "good conscience"?

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

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

5. What physical trait was the author most embarrassed by during his early school years?

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