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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. What did the street always smell faintly of?
(a) Freshly baked bread.
(b) The candy from the wholesaler's windows.
(c) The sewage from the squatter's lot.
(d) The garbage left on the curb.

2. What did Mrs. E do when she abandoned her housework for a half hour every morning?
(a) She sat in the vegetarian restaurant.
(b) She weeded her small flower garden.
(c) She gossiped with the neighborhood ladies.
(d) She listened to her "shows" on the radio.

3. When was the Sabbath extra special for the author?
(a) When his mother made his favorite dish of chicken and dumpling soup.
(b) When his mother was too sick to go to the synagogue.
(c) When his cousin had friends over for dinner.
(d) When he was too sick to go to the synagogue.

4. Where did the civics teacher stand during the tests he gave?
(a) Behind his desk.
(b) In the middle of the classroom.
(c) At the back of the classroom.
(d) Outside the door.

5. What description does the author give Belmont Avenue?
(a) The "brightest street in Brownsville."
(b) The "loudest street in Brownsville."
(c) The "loneliest street in Brownsville."
(d) The "merriest street in Brownsville."

Short Answer Questions

1. What still lines Belmont Avenue that was there during the author's childhood?

2. Who was Mrs. B said to have physical relations with?

3. What was the author's favorite school experience?

4. What smells reminded the author of the Brooklyn Bridge?

5. What did the children buy from the small Italians?

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