2. Who inspired the teaching style and curriculum of the author's civics teacher?
(a) Franklin Delano Roosevelt.
(b) Calvin Coolidge.
(c) Herbert Hoover.
(d) Theodore Roosevelt.

3. Where was the author's father offered a homestead while he was working for the Union Pacific Railway?
(a) St. Louis.
(b) Dallas.
(c) Colorado.
(d) Omaha.

4. What did the three dressmakers and the author's mother speak of that made the author upset?
(a) The war.
(b) Politics.
(c) Home.
(d) Love.

5. What still lines Belmont Avenue that was there during the author's childhood?
(a) Pushcarts.
(b) Sewage.
(c) Garbage.
(d) Pots of flowers.

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

7. Did the author's mother believe her son's generation would succeed?
(a) She thought that if they didn't follow the traditions, they would fail.
(b) Yes.
(c) She felt that Socialism would lead everyone to succeed.
(d) No.

8. How did the author describe the Episcopalian church in the neighborhood?
(a) Quite plain.
(b) Rundown.
(c) Romantic and ethereal.
(d) Daunting.

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

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

11. Who did the author feel could intercede with God for him?
(a) His Rabbi.
(b) His father.
(c) The Biblical Deborah.
(d) His mother.

12. The author didn't associate his school years with learning, what did he associate them with?
(a) Avoiding the bullies who tortured him daily.
(b) Proving the teachers wrong.
(c) Building good character.
(d) Chasing the girls in the school yard.

13. When was the Sabbath extra special for the author?
(a) When his mother was too sick to go to the synagogue.
(b) When his cousin had friends over for dinner.
(c) When he was too sick to go to the synagogue.
(d) When his mother made his favorite dish of chicken and dumpling soup.

14. What is the name of the second road the author mentions?
(a) Pitkin Avenue.
(b) Market Street.
(c) Hampton Avenue.
(d) Broadway Street.

15. What can the author see in every ground floor kitchen window?
(a) Containers of milk and fresh poppy seed rolls.
(b) Jars of beans and fresh herbs.
(c) Pies cooling for dessert.
(d) Lemonade and jam.