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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Was Mr. Solovey a friendly man?
(a) He was friendly when he wasn't in the drugstore.
(b) He was friendly when he was in the drugstore.
(c) Yes.
(d) No.

2. What did the author ride from the east side?
(a) The trolley.
(b) The subway.
(c) The ferry.
(d) A taxi.

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

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

5. How did the author feel about summertime?
(a) He would have rather been in school.
(b) He looked forward to it.
(c) He feared it.
(d) He dreaded it.

6. 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.

7. What did the author experience when reading the words of the little blue book?
(a) Words so descriptive he could sense what was happening in the book.
(b) He had an moment of enlightenment.
(c) The turn of every page was a labored effort.
(d) His felt his soul die. He felt too much guilt.

8. What kind of look did New York City have during the summer nights?
(a) An unstitched look.
(b) An ethereal look.
(c) A mysterious look.
(d) A coarse look.

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

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

11. The author changed where he walked after supper. Where did he walk to?
(a) The new candy shop down the street.
(b) His girlfriend's house.
(c) The new library.
(d) The reservoir.

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

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

14. What did the women of Brownsville expect to receive from the drugstore owner?
(a) Free samples.
(b) Sweets.
(c) Credit.
(d) Beauty tips.

15. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. What political party was said to be lighthearted?

2. Why did the C.P. Organizer say the author couldn't join the Socialist party?

3. What was the first restaurant the author ever sat in?

4. What did the author want more than anything?

5. Where did Mrs. Solovey grow up?

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