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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. The author preferred the movie house over the synagogue, why did he favor the movie house?
(a) He could escape his parents there.
(b) There was nothing there to remind him of Brownsville.
(c) They sold popcorn and other wonderful treats.
(d) It was cool there during the summer, it was the only place that stayed cool.

2. What was the greatest mystery about the Soloveys?
(a) What they fought over.
(b) Why they moved so much.
(c) Where they were originally from.
(d) Why they were living in Brownsville.

3. What was the author afraid of?
(a) The principal.
(b) The "chicken lady."
(c) The barber.
(d) The cellar.

4. Why don't the children sleep inside?
(a) The bedrooms are closed off to save energy.
(b) The cockroaches made it impossible to sleep in their bedrooms.
(c) It was too hot.
(d) Their parents rent out their rooms.

5. What book was the author always reading on his job?
(a) Moby Dick.
(b) David Copperfield.
(c) His prayer book.
(d) Anna Karenina.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the author's first idea of summer?

2. What did the author think about museums and parks?

3. Why did the author believe the neighborhood madwoman stood on their stoop so long?

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

5. What was Mr. Solovey's jacket always covered with?

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