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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. Who was Mrs. B said to have physical relations with?
(a) The English teacher.
(b) The math teacher.
(c) The principal.
(d) The physical education teacher.

2. The author's childhood school is still standing in the neighborhood, how does the school feel to the author?
(a) Like home.
(b) Like a hospital.
(c) Like a castle.
(d) Cold and damp.

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

4. During his childhood subway train rides to "the city," what told the author that he was on his last leg home?
(a) The east and west side express lane junctions.
(b) The Brooklyn-Clark Station.
(c) The East River.
(d) The Borough Hall Station.

5. What kind of dresses did Mrs. B wear?
(a) Plain, old fashioned dressses.
(b) Stiff Nun's habits.
(c) Ankle length flowery dresses.
(d) Billowing chiffon dresses.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What did the women of Brownsville force their children to do?

3. What did the author spend his school days staring at in fear and anxiety?

4. Where was city land all around Brownsville? What were those pieces of land used for?

5. What drove the author's mother to work so hard?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was the author most embarrassed about during his school years? What made those years worse?

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

3. There was one topic of discussion on the Sabbath nights that always made the author happy. What was that topic and why?

4. During the day the author's home was different than others. How was it different?

5. What is the nickname the author's father gave him? What is the meaning of the nickname and did the author like his nickname?

6. What are some of the memories the author has about his place of worship?

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

8. How does the author describe the Episcopalian church in his childhood neighborhood?

9. In what ways did the kitchen hold the author's mother's character?

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

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