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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did the author rejoice to see in his kitchen?
(a) His cousin and her friends sitting at the table.
(b) His dad covered in paint from his first job in some time.
(c) More customers than his mother had ever had before.
(d) A sink full of fresh produce.

2. During the summer, children sleep somewhere other than their beds in Brownsville. Where do they sleep?
(a) The kitchen.
(b) The front porch.
(c) The living room.
(d) The fire escapes.

3. How did the author feel it meant to be a Jew?
(a) They were the most choice of people.
(b) Their very existance was questioned.
(c) They were free in their part of town.
(d) They were superior to the other religions.

4. Finish this sentence. " The Socialist Party is _______."
(a) The Second Party of Communism.
(b) The Right Hand of the Devil.
(c) The Third Party of Capitolism.
(d) The Lord's Chosen Way.

5. Who never looked anyone in the face?
(a) David.
(b) The Hunchback.
(c) The author.
(d) Isrolik.

6. What street was the author's house on?
(a) Rockaway Ave.
(b) Chester Street.
(c) Broadview Ave.
(d) Pitkin Street.

7. What has replaced an entire block of drugstores and candy shops in the neighborhood?
(a) Second-hand furniture shops.
(b) Department stores.
(c) Restaurants.
(d) Factories.

8. During the second year of The Great Depression, how long had it been since the author's father had work?
(a) Nine months.
(b) Two weeks.
(c) Nine weeks.
(d) Three years.

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

10. What memory is most strong for the author as he walks down Chester Street?
(a) The memories of follow the leader nights.
(b) The memory of the candy store.
(c) The memory of the mad woman on the block.
(d) The memory of the sandwich dropping in the dust.

11. What language was commonly used in the author's neighborhood?
(a) Yiddish.
(b) Hebrew.
(c) Russian.
(d) Polish.

12. What hadn't the author learned yet when he had the discussion in a foreign language with Mrs. Solovey?
(a) Equatives.
(b) Conjugated verbs.
(c) Reular verbs.
(d) Irregular verbs.

13. What was the author's first idea of summer?
(a) Life could slow down.
(b) This was the summer he was going to master follow the leader.
(c) This was his summer to find a girlfriend.
(d) The summer could speed up.

14. Mr. and Mrs. Solovey had children, what were their children?
(a) Two daughters.
(b) A son and two daughters.
(c) Two sons.
(d) Three daughters.

15. What did the author want more than anything?
(a) To be a "good Jew."
(b) To leave Brownsville.
(c) To be a good son.
(d) To be a good handball player.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the Rabbi reluctant to do at Mrs. Solovey's funeral?

2. Was Mr. Solovey a friendly man?

3. What smells reminded the author of the Brooklyn Bridge?

4. What did Mrs. Solovey's coffin look like?

5. Where were political rival meetings held?

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