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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When the narrative begins, how many years has it been since the author left to live in "the city?"
(a) Three Years.
(b) Thirteen Years.
(c) Ten Years.
(d) Five Years.

2. What can the author see in every ground floor kitchen window?
(a) Containers of milk and fresh poppy seed rolls.
(b) Jars of beans and fresh herbs.
(c) Lemonade and jam.
(d) Pies cooling for dessert.

3. What is the name of the second road the author mentions?
(a) Hampton Avenue.
(b) Market Street.
(c) Broadway Street.
(d) Pitkin Avenue.

4. How did the author feel about his Hebrew classes?
(a) Confident and secure in his knowledge and faith.
(b) That he was put in the spotlight too often.
(c) That he was a leader among his peers.
(d) That he lacked a genuine understanding of the faith and rituals.

5. Where did the author run away from his father?
(a) The Abraham and Straus Store.
(b) Prospect Park.
(c) Atlantic Avenue.
(d) Grand Army Plaza.

Short Answer Questions

1. The author's childhood school is still standing in the neighborhood, how does the school feel to the author?

2. What still lines Belmont Avenue that was there during the author's childhood?

3. Who was Mrs. B said to have physical relations with?

4. What is the name and nickname of the third street the author mentions in Part 1, pages 30-47?

5. The author preferred the movie house over the synagogue, why did he favor the movie house?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did the author feel about his religion teachers and why?

2. What is the third street the author mentions in "From the Subway to the Synagogue" and what is it's significance?

3. Twice a year, the author's mother would mourn her parent's deaths. What other significance did his mother's mourning hold for the author?

4. How does the author feel about his childhood school?

5. The author liked to go to his cousin's room right before supper. What did he like to do while he was in there?

6. What kind of geographies does the author describe in the last part of 'From the Subway to the Synagogue'? What do describing these geographies lead to?

7. What time of day was the loneliest for the author's mother and why? What brought her out of her loneliness?

8. In the middle of the first section, 'From the Subway to the Synagogue', what is the first street the author mentions and how does he describe it?

9. Describe what happened at the drugstore after the author's childhood therapy session.

10. What is prohibited on the Jewish Sabbath?

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