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

2. What time frame did the author always imagine himself walking through New York in?
(a) The 1890's.
(b) The 1850's.
(c) The 1900's.
(d) The 1880's.

3. What book did Mrs. Solovey take the author back to?
(a) Dr. Zhivago.
(b) Pride and Prejudice.
(c) Jane Eyre.
(d) Anna Karenina.

4. The author needed something urgent at the end of the chapter, The Block and Beyond, Pages 109-131. What did he need?
(a) To use the facilities.
(b) To say his final goodbyes.
(c) To see his father.
(d) To see his mother.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the author want more than anything?

2. What part of the neighborhood tests the author?

3. What was the name the author made up for Mrs. Solovey?

4. Where did the author first head when playing follow the leader?

5. What did Mr. Solovey wear that was unusual to the author?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was it about the Solovey's that had the entire neighborhood intrigued?

2. What did the second hand furniture shops remind the author of?

3. The author met two boys who were part of the Socialist group, David and Isrolik. What was it about these boys that the author enjoyed?

4. What are the details the author remembers most about the drugstore?

5. The author liked to go to the courtyard to hear music, why was there always music in the courtyard?

6. How does the author describe summer in Brownsville?

7. During the summer nights in Brownsville, many groups met to have meetings on the streets. What were some of those groups and what were their causes?

8. What did the author write his final high school paper on?

9. Mr. Solovey wasn't the most likable person in the neighborhood. What didn't people like about him?

10. Mrs. Solovey commits suicide late in this section and it shocks the neighborhood. Describe what emotions the neighborhood go through towards the Soloveys.

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