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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Block and Beyond, p. 109 - 131.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did the author describe the Episcopalian church in the neighborhood?
(a) Daunting.
(b) Romantic and ethereal.
(c) Rundown.
(d) Quite plain.

2. What building does the author miss the most, though?
(a) The drugstore.
(b) The fabric shop.
(c) The candy shop.
(d) The hardware store.

3. When the author read books, he yearned for something. What did he yearn for?
(a) Someone he could bully around.
(b) Someone to walk to school with.
(c) Someone to be his true friend.
(d) Someone to run with at night.

4. What was the author's favorite delight in all seasons?
(a) Caramels from the candy store.
(b) Roasted apples from the Jewish vendor.
(c) Food from the delicatessen.
(d) Popcorn from the Coney Island dives.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did the author play the violin for the barber?

2. What did Mr. Solovey wear that was unusual to the author?

3. What did the Jewish vendors sell roasted potatoes, baked apples and knishes from?

4. Which of the stations is the author's favorite?

5. What is seltzer to the poor Jews?

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