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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. Why did the author run?
(a) To train for handball.
(b) To be the first to play follow the leader.
(c) To escape his block.
(d) To escape the junkyard dogs.

2. What did the fat brother that owned the barber shop put through the delicatessen window?
(a) A barrel.
(b) A motorcycle.
(c) A customer.
(d) The skinny brother.

3. Where was the author's father offered a homestead while he was working for the Union Pacific Railway?
(a) St. Louis.
(b) Dallas.
(c) Omaha.
(d) Colorado.

4. How did the author feel when he walked into his synagogue?
(a) Numb.
(b) At home.
(c) Sad.
(d) Alien.

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 was marriage to the author's parents?

2. What did the boy do to win over the neighbor girl's mother?

3. What was the Rabbi reluctant to do at Mrs. Solovey's funeral?

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

5. When the narrative begins, how many years has it been since the author left to live in "the city?"

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