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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 and his mother admire as they walked past Belmont Avenue?
(a) The architecture of the new buildings going in.
(b) The jars of colored water in the drugstore.
(c) The fruits and vegetables.
(d) The meats hanging in the delicatessen window.

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

3. What other author did the author feel he could trust?
(a) Samuel Hopkins Adams.
(b) Charles Dickens.
(c) Leo Tolstoy.
(d) William Blake.

4. Where did the author first head when playing follow the leader?
(a) The junkyard.
(b) The drugstore.
(c) The school yard.
(d) The quarry.

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

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

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

8. 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) His felt his soul die. He felt too much guilt.
(c) The turn of every page was a labored effort.
(d) He had an moment of enlightenment.

9. How does the author describe David's house?
(a) Opulent.
(b) Naked.
(c) Comfortable.
(d) Poor.

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

11. What was the keyword when referred to Mendy?
(a) Hero.
(b) Traitor.
(c) Sellout.
(d) Future.

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

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

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

15. Where were the communist headquarters?
(a) Rockaway Avenue.
(b) Broadview Street.
(c) Pitkin Street.
(d) Thatford Avenue.

Short Answer Questions

1. When the author read books, he yearned for something. What did he yearn for?

2. How did Mrs. Solovey commit suicide?

3. What language was commonly used in the author's neighborhood?

4. Finish this sentence. " The Socialist Party is _______."

5. How did the author try to show his parents he loved them?

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