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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 think about museums and parks?
(a) They were the highlight of his childhood.
(b) They were painful.
(c) They were intriguing.
(d) They were a way to escape Brownsville.

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

3. Why did the author daydream of Mrs. Solovey?
(a) She had a mysterious life.
(b) He couldn't get past the scar on her face.
(c) He secretly loved her.
(d) She hypnotized him.

4. What political party was said to be unfriendly?
(a) Republican.
(b) Democrat.
(c) Socialist.
(d) Communist.

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

6. What language does the author share with Mrs. Solovey?
(a) Polish.
(b) Hebrew.
(c) French.
(d) Russian.

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

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

9. What was the greatest mystery about the Soloveys?
(a) Where they were originally from.
(b) What they fought over.
(c) Why they were living in Brownsville.
(d) Why they moved so much.

10. What happened to Mr. Solovey's business?
(a) It burned down.
(b) It went bankrupt.
(c) It was bought by a chain.
(d) It was robbed.

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

12. Why did the author play the violin for the barber?
(a) So he could learn how to become a barber.
(b) So he could get free haircuts.
(c) So he could listen to the old men talk politics.
(d) So he could read the racy news magazines.

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

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

15. What was the name the author made up for Mrs. Solovey?
(a) Beth.
(b) Elizaveta.
(c) Elizabeth.
(d) Liz.

Short Answer Questions

1. What building does the author miss the most, though?

2. What time frame did the author always imagine himself walking through New York in?

3. What kind of look did New York City have during the summer nights?

4. What part of the neighborhood tests the author?

5. What did the author like best about Highland Park Reservoir?

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