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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Summer: The Way to Highland Park, p. 135 - 176.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What building does the author miss the most, though?
(a) The fabric shop.
(b) The hardware store.
(c) The candy shop.
(d) The drugstore.

2. What did the author ride from the east side?
(a) A taxi.
(b) The subway.
(c) The trolley.
(d) The ferry.

3. How did the author's parents feel of his generation?
(a) They were foolish.
(b) They were free.
(c) They were too frivolous.
(d) They were careless.

4. Where was city land all around Brownsville? What were those pieces of land used for?
(a) The neighborhood garden.
(b) The neighborhood waste site.
(c) Cutting and storing tombstones.
(d) A plot of land for squatters to camp.

5. What political party was said to be unfriendly?
(a) Republican.
(b) Socialist.
(c) Communist.
(d) Democrat.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where were political rival meetings held?

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

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

4. What description does the author give Belmont Avenue?

5. When the author played handball, was it for fun?

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