2. What let the author know how he felt after he read his prayer book?
(a) By the discussions he had with his mother.
(b) By the song in his head.
(c) By the feeling in his chest.
(d) By the thoughts he had the rest of the day.

3. What kind of coat did Mr. Solovey wear?
(a) Wool.
(b) Cashmere.
(c) Trench.
(d) Alpaca.

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

5. How did Mrs. Solovey commit suicide?
(a) She jumped from the fire escape.
(b) She jumped of the Brooklyn Bridge and drowned in the East River.
(c) She jumped in front of the El train at Rockaway Station.
(d) She sealed the doors and windows and let the gas stove run.

6. When the author played handball, was it for fun?
(a) Yes.
(b) No.
(c) He felt it was fun because he felt like he could escape when he played.
(d) When he practiced, it was for fun. When he played, it was for money.

7. What made Mrs. Solovey leave the author's house?
(a) He told her about his mother's depression.
(b) He asked her why she came to Brownsville.
(c) He told her about his daydreams.
(d) He asked her if he could marry one of her daughters.

8. What was Mr. Solovey's jacket always covered with?
(a) Hair.
(b) Dandruff.
(c) Face powder.
(d) Cigarette ash.

9. What had the author's final paper been about?
(a) Mrs. Solovey's suicide.
(b) His Socialist party friends.
(c) His relationship with his mother.
(d) A violin.

10. Who did the shacks on Livonia Avenue start filling up with during the depression?
(a) Negroes.
(b) Irish immigrants.
(c) Jobless union workers.
(d) Communists.

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

12. What word does the author use to describe many of the places in Pages 77-109?
(a) Lonely.
(b) Beyond.
(c) Alien.
(d) Home.

13. What part of the neighborhood tests the author?
(a) The school yard.
(b) The alley where all the boys played handball.
(c) The drugstore where he dropped the sandwich.
(d) The back wall of the drugstore.

14. What countries had the Solovey's lived in?
(a) Palestine, France and Italy.
(b) France, Italy and Ireland.
(c) Palestine, England and Africa.
(d) Italy, France and Scotland.

15. Where were political rival meetings held?
(a) The vegetarian restaurant.
(b) Underground.
(c) The drugstore.
(d) Pitkin Street.