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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. When the author played handball, was it for fun?
(a) Yes.
(b) No.
(c) When he practiced, it was for fun. When he played, it was for money.
(d) He felt it was fun because he felt like he could escape when he played.

2. What kind of dresses did Mrs. B wear?
(a) Billowing chiffon dresses.
(b) Stiff Nun's habits.
(c) Ankle length flowery dresses.
(d) Plain, old fashioned dressses.

3. In front of what building did the author's father meet every Saturday morning?
(a) The Municipal Bank.
(b) The coffee shop.
(c) The delicatessen.
(d) The hardware store.

4. What did the boy do to win over the neighbor girl's mother?
(a) Offer to become a Jew.
(b) Pay her bills.
(c) Cook her dinner.
(d) Fix her leaky pipes.

5. What was the name the author made up for Mrs. Solovey?
(a) Liz.
(b) Elizaveta.
(c) Beth.
(d) Elizabeth.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where was city land all around Brownsville? What were those pieces of land used for?

2. Why did the author listen to the singers?

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

4. What let the author know how he felt after he read his prayer book?

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

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