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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) Romantic and ethereal.
(b) Quite plain.
(c) Daunting.
(d) Rundown.

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

3. What made Mrs. Solovey leave the author's house?
(a) He asked her if he could marry one of her daughters.
(b) He told her about his mother's depression.
(c) He told her about his daydreams.
(d) He asked her why she came to Brownsville.

4. What country did the civics teacher come from?
(a) England.
(b) Poland.
(c) Ireland.
(d) Germany.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How did the author try to show his parents he loved them?

2. What has replaced an entire block of drugstores and candy shops in the neighborhood?

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

4. The author's mother was a hard worker but there was something she couldn't do. What was that one thing?

5. Who did the author call "The Chicken Lady?"

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