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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was marriage to the author's parents?
(a) More joyous than words could express.
(b) A whirlwind of emotions.
(c) An institution.
(d) A life sentence.

2. What time of day is the mind's "grazing time?"
(a) Twilight.
(b) Dinner time.
(c) Bedtime.
(d) The time between dinner and bedtime in which only relaxing was done.

3. What trait did the author's mother posses that she was most ashamed of?
(a) She had a limp on her right side.
(b) She had a large scar on her hand.
(c) She was superstitious.
(d) She couldn't speak English.

4. Who is it the author always sees first when he enters Brownsville?
(a) The children.
(b) The subway guard.
(c) The Negroes.
(d) The old women.

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

6. Who was Mrs. B said to have physical relations with?
(a) The English teacher.
(b) The math teacher.
(c) The physical education teacher.
(d) The principal.

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

8. What would the author skip pages of his favorite book to read?
(a) The description of the ship the immigrants came across the ocean on.
(b) The description of the homestead the characters were building.
(c) The description of the mountainous terrain the characters lived in.
(d) The description of the characters eating black bread, salt and tomatoes.

9. At what age are Jewish boys "confirmed?"
(a) Thirteen.
(b) Fifteen.
(c) Eighteen.
(d) Twelve.

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

11. Where did the civics teacher stand during the tests he gave?
(a) Behind his desk.
(b) Outside the door.
(c) At the back of the classroom.
(d) In the middle of the classroom.

12. How did the author secretly think of the synagogue?
(a) As a mean place.
(b) He thought it was haunted.
(c) It was a happy place.
(d) He felt more comfortable there than he did at school.

13. What feelings does the author experience when he gets off the train?
(a) Fear, loathing, and disgust.
(b) Hope, lightheartedness and joy.
(c) No feelings at all.
(d) Rage, dread and unexpected tenderness.

14. What did Mrs. E do when she abandoned her housework for a half hour every morning?
(a) She listened to her "shows" on the radio.
(b) She weeded her small flower garden.
(c) She gossiped with the neighborhood ladies.
(d) She sat in the vegetarian restaurant.

15. What emotion does the author speak of in great length in Section 3?
(a) Fear.
(b) Pain.
(c) Joy.
(d) Love.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who could the author hear crying in the streets at night as a child?

2. What still lines Belmont Avenue that was there during the author's childhood?

3. Where was the author's father offered a homestead while he was working for the Union Pacific Railway?

4. Who did the author feel could intercede with God for him?

5. How did the author's parents feel of his generation?

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