View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Whose house did the author associate with being the furthest from home?
(a) Mrs. Rosenwasser's.
(b) Mrs. Hooper's.
(c) Mrs. Deutscher's.
(d) Mrs. Klein's.

2. Why did the author keep going back to the barber shop?
(a) To read the newspapers from New York.
(b) To look at two pictures from the first world war.
(c) To take lessons from the barber.
(d) To hear the latest political discussions.

3. What did the women of Brownsville expect to receive from the drugstore owner?
(a) Sweets.
(b) Free samples.
(c) Beauty tips.
(d) Credit.

4. What did the children buy from the small Italians?
(a) Shaved Ice.
(b) Strawberries.
(c) Pasta.
(d) Sodas.

5. What was the author's favorite school experience?
(a) Walking past the girls' bathroom.
(b) Saying the pledge of allegiance daily.
(c) His weekly visits with the speech pathologist.
(d) Visiting the assembly hall.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What nickname does the author give the second street?

3. What did the author do every time he walked into the civics teachers classroom?

4. What did the author's family regularly do after their Friday night discussions?

5. Where does the author step off the train when he first enters Brownsville?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 264 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample