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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 does the author connect New York rush hour with from his childhood?
(a) The hour that moved the slowest.
(b) The hour the women worked frantically.
(c) The hour before supper.
(d) The hour the town slept.

2. In Brownsville, what room of the house was the largest and most important?
(a) The entry hall.
(b) The kitchen.
(c) The bathroom.
(d) The living room.

3. What was the author listening to when he last saw his childhood kitchen?
(a) The announcement of Dwight D. Eisenhower's election as president.
(b) The first Sabbath services from Belsen concentration camp.
(c) The sound of children happily playing in the streets before suppertime.
(d) His parents fight over money.

4. The author likened his parents and himself to something rather simple. What did he liken them to?
(a) A fence post.
(b) A ladle.
(c) A soup pot.
(d) Kindling.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who was the neighbor girl dating that her mother was ashamed of?

3. What feelings does the author experience when he gets off the train?

4. Who did the author's father meet?

5. Why did the author believe the neighborhood madwoman stood on their stoop so long?

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