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

3. Did the author feel he could openly discuss his feelings about God?
(a) He only felt he could express them to his parents.
(b) Yes.
(c) No.
(d) He felt he could only discuss them with his friends from school.

4. The author likened his parents and himself to something rather simple. What did he liken them to?
(a) Kindling.
(b) A ladle.
(c) A fence post.
(d) A soup pot.

5. In what battle did the brother of the author's cousin go missing?
(a) The Battle of Tannenberg.
(b) The Second Battle of Oituz.
(c) The Battle of Sarikamish.
(d) The Bergman Offensive.

6. Where does the author step off the train when he first enters Brownsville?
(a) Rockaway Avenue.
(b) 35th Street.
(c) Main Street.
(d) Broadview Avenue.

7. What association did the New York World hold for the author?
(a) The Brooklyn Bridge.
(b) The Sears Tower.
(c) The Empire State building.
(d) The subway.

8. When the narrative begins, how many years has it been since the author left to live in "the city?"
(a) Five Years.
(b) Ten Years.
(c) Three Years.
(d) Thirteen Years.

9. Who could the author hear crying in the streets at night as a child?
(a) The neighborhood cats.
(b) The woman down the street who's cat ran away.
(c) The evicted tenants of the neighborhood.
(d) The man who had just lost his wife.

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

11. Where did the author think he lived as a child?
(a) The best place a child could grow up.
(b) The place most suited to his family.
(c) The most lonely place in the world.
(d) The end of the world.

12. What did the women of Brownsville force their children to do?
(a) Shop for dinner.
(b) Beat rugs on the stoop.
(c) Stay outside until dinner was ready.
(d) Eat.

13. What did the street always smell faintly of?
(a) The candy from the wholesaler's windows.
(b) Freshly baked bread.
(c) The garbage left on the curb.
(d) The sewage from the squatter's lot.

14. What kind of dresses did Mrs. B wear?
(a) Plain, old fashioned dressses.
(b) Stiff Nun's habits.
(c) Ankle length flowery dresses.
(d) Billowing chiffon dresses.

15. What was all work measured by in the author's childhood home?
(a) The length of a job.
(b) The approval of peers.
(c) The perfect skill with which it was completed.
(d) The look on mother's face when she saw the job.